ISRAEL Film Week 2017

ISRAEL Film Week

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    ISRAEL Film Week @ the 14th World Film Festival of Bangkok ISRAEL Film Week @ the 14th World Film Festival of Bangkok
     
     
    On January 26-31, 2017, the Embassy of Israel proudly presents ISRAEL Film Week @ the 14th World Film Festival of Bangkok, SF World Cinema, Central World.

    Documentary/ 83 minutes
    Tuesday 31 – 18:00 hrs

     
    During the day, Samantha Montgomery works in an old people's home in New Orleans, USA. In the evening, the flamboyant 30-something transforms herself on her YouTube channel into “Princess Shaw” and sings her own songs for a few dozen followers. 
     
    At the same time in another side of the world, a Israeli VDO artist Kutiman is scouring the web for new material for his mash-ups. For him, Princess Shaw is a sensation. At first, he makes her the centerpiece of a composition and turns her into a YouTube star. 
    The singer only finds out about this after the video Kutiman uploads goes viral, over one million views.
     
    Awards: 
    Life Tales Award – Biografilm Festival 2016
    Chopin Nose Award: Special Mention – Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2016
    Audience Award – Sheffield International Documentary Festival 2016
    Awards of the Israeli Film Academy 2016
     
    Comedy/ 87 minutes
    Sunday 29 - 15:00 hrs, Tuesday 31 - 13:00 hrs
     
    In Tel Aviv, a city where everything is possible, a guy and a girl are looking for the impossible - a parking space! The night begins when two strangers meet in a bar and want to spend the evening together but can’t find a parking place. 
     
    This predicament quickly turns into an all night road-trip with various characters and surprises. "2Night" is a magical tour of situations, feelings, fears and love.
     
    Drama Comedy/ 89 minutes
    Thursday 26 - 15:30 hrs, Monday 30 - 20:20 hrs 
     
    “Self Made” tells the story of two women - one Israeli, the other Palestinian- who are trapped within their respective worlds. Michal is a renowned Jerusalem artist, while Nadine is a young Palestinian woman who works packing screws in plastic bags. 
     
    At a border checkpoint, a soldier’s mistake sends Michal to Nadine’s refugee camp and Nadine to Michal’s home in Jerusalem. The swap leads them to discover their hidden desires, inaccessible in their previous lives.
     
    Ticket price: THB 120. For more information, please visit www.worldfilmbkk.com