Hilla Medalia — Director (7)

Movie

To Die in Jerusalem (2007)
To Die in Jerusalem WikiData IMDb TMDB
other title: 聖城的女兒
Ever since 17-year-old Rachel Levy, an Israeli, was killed four years ago in Jerusalem by a Palestinian suicide bomber, her mother Abigail has found hardly a moment's peace. Levy's killer was Ayat al-Akhras, also 17, a schoolgirl from a Palestinian refugee camp several miles away. The two young women looked unbelievably alike. TO DIE IN JERUSALEM unabashedly explores the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the personal loss of two families. The film's most revealing moment is in an emotionally charged meeting between the mothers of the girls, presenting the most current reflection of the conflict as seen thru their eyes.

Movie

Dancing in Jaffa (2013)
Dancing in Jaffa Douban
other title: 不如跳舞
After decades abroad, renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine returns to his hometown of Jaffa, Israel. Fueled by his belief in dancing’s power to build self-esteem and social awareness, he starts to teach ballroom basics to the mixed population of local schools—boldly pairing Palestinians with Jews, putting many of the children’s and, more pointedly, their families’ beliefs to the test. 

Under his passionate, no-nonsense guidance, historical archenemies begin to forge an innocent relationship that quickly takes on a much larger significance than initially meets the eye.

Movie

Storyville: Web Junkies - China's Addicted Teens (2014)
Web Junkie Douban
other title: 网瘾 / Web Junkie …
「低頭族」已經是一種深刻病症的延伸病癥了嗎?「過度依賴網路」、「網路成癮」已不再是一個略帶誇飾的修辭,而必須勒令一個體系、嚴陣以待去治療和解決它了嗎?對於青少年沈迷於網路的情況,我們並不陌生,在許多國家也是被討論的問題,但中國卻是第一個把它列為臨床疾病的國家。《戒網集中營》這部紀錄片,就以北京大興郊區一家「網癮」治療中心(它其實有一個很堂皇的正式名稱「中國青少年心理成長基地」)中的生活和患者為拍攝對象。這個機構成立於2004年,以「網路成癮診斷標準」為規章依據。 這些孩子來自中國各地,住在這裡被全日看管,該基地用半軍事化手段,讓網遊網癮「患者」接受各種治療,其中包括強制性的藥物治療、體能訓練及電擊療法。患者的日常作息與飲食都被精心設計調控,療程通常為期三到四個月,目標是讓患者能「重新連接現實生活」。然而,究竟怎樣才能正確評估這些孩子已被「有效」治療?網路成癮是青少年們處在情狀的原因,又或者是結果呢?這是否與他們的家庭背景、個性、人際交往有關?而軍事化地管控他們遠離網路,是否就能徹底「改正」呢?來自以色列的兩位女性導演,透過她們的鏡頭,提出一長串的反思。 預告網址:

Movie

Daughter of Shanghai (2019)
Douban
★ 6.9 14 ratings
other title: 上海的女儿
“人生本是戏”,艺术和生活的界限模糊了一个上海名门之后的海外闯荡,一个超逾时代的女性偶像,她就是周采芹Tsai Chin!从成为首位轰动西方的华裔邦女郎,到蜚声好莱坞的华裔演员,她历经繁华,也尝尽苦涩。周采芹刻入骨髓里的坚毅与傲气,使得耄耋之年的她,仍在表演艺术上坦荡无畏地续写传奇……