Movies and TvShows featuring "israeli-writers" theme.

For centuries, Hebrew was a sacred language, a written language of prayer and scripture. But today it is also the language of everyday life in Israel. Nurith Aviv, Israeli writers, musicians, actors and a Rabbi/philosopher from varying countries and ethnic backgrounds discuss the relationship between their mother tongues and Hebrew. Featuring: Aharon Appelfeld, acclaimed for his literary explorations of the Holocaust; actress Jenya (Evgenya) Dodina; Rabbi and philosopher Daniel Epstein; poet Salma-n Musa-lahah; poet and translator Agi Mishol; singer Amal Murkus; poet and Professor of Jewish Thought Haviva Pedaya; and Meir Wieseltier, a member of the early Sixties "Tel Aviv Poets" group.

The Director, follows his friend and most appreciated writer Etgar Keret around the big apple on a book promotion tour, during which they don't stop talking, a bit about writing and a lot about the rest.

Behind the international success story of Amos Oz, a symbol of the Israeli conscience and a writer translated into 45 languages, lurked a double tragedy. When he was 12-years-old his mother committed suicide, and a few years before his death his daughter accused him of being physically and mentally violent, ending all communication with him. A series of conversations with his latest biographer presented in the film, weaves biographical passages, literature and conversations with the main people in his life, as Amos Oz tells his last story.

Yigal Mosinzon is an integral part of Israeli culture; all are familiar with his timeless books, plays, and films such as Hasamba and Kazablan. Mosinzon is a cultural icon who remains mysterious, always managing to surprise his audiences with innovations that contrast mundane reality with unfamiliar, never-before-seen perspectives. His unconventional personal story comes to life through his work, revealing colorful episodes inspired by a myriad of relationships, marriages, and more than one unbelievable romance, including with Marilyn Monroe. The fictional realities he created never stray far from his unique personal experiences. Mosinzon's character is unraveled in this film, a man who was not afraid to discover, change and turn imagination into reality in a life that was an absolute secret.

Sayed Kashua always feels he doesn't belong. The Jews don't like him because he's an Arab. The Arabs don't like him because he's successful. The Arabs think he's a collaborator. The Jews think he's a drunk. He is always viewed as an Other, and he's always scared.