A 50 minute documentary, dealing with the role of the media in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Primetime War follows the story of two cameramen - Jimmy Michael, a Palestinian cameraman from Bethlehem, working for the BBC, and Alon Bernstein, an Israeli cameraman from Jerusalem, employed by Associated Press. For a period of one year, Primetime War followed the cameramen in their work, as well as during their leisure time.
Awards:
First prize in the International Actual Awards, Barcelona (1998).
Primetime War was selected as part of the British selection for screening in INPUT '99.
Festivals:
Haifa International Film Festival Input (1999)
Miniput – Barcelona (1999)
Toronto Jewish Film Festival (1999)
Tampa Jewish Film Festival (1999)
Basic Trust Human Rights Festival (2000)
Portland Jewish Film Festival (2000)
Dallas Video Festival (2000)
This page was last updated on May 14, 2012 .
For any question regarding our documentary films,
please email us
or call +972-3-6168611
from the US: 1-917-338-6188