Human Rights Award (2019)
New Israel Fund
Shot in the village of Al-Lubban Ash-Sharqiya, near Jericho (Palestine).
Physicians for Human Rights guide policy change in the public health sector under the mantra that "access to health is a basic human right".
As such, PHR operate a weekly medical health clinic which travels throughout the West Bank & Gaza, providing free medical services for Palestinian patients who otherwise would have limited access to treatment.
Script, Director, Producer: Amiel Kestenbaum
DOP: Doron Farhi
Editor: Ori Sinai
Sound: Ishai Alon
Written, Directed, Produced & Edited by:
Amiel J. E. Kestenbaum
DOP: Vlad Belinski
Sound: Izo Linder
Runner: Yoav Pinus
NIF 2021
During the Corona pandemic, there was a dramatic increase in domestic violence and abuse against women. Elsewhere, women were the first to suffer from disruptions to the work market caused by the corona crisis. The film explores how WAV & IWN rose to defend women’s rights in a time of a national and global crisis.
New Israel Fund
Human Rights Award
2020
Written, Directed, Produced & Edited by: Amiel J. E. Kestenbaum
DOP: Shai Parag & Vladimir Belinski
Gaffer: Boaz Ben Ezra
Production Assistant: Tal Gefen
Sound Mix: Orca Studio
Shanti House is a Israeli Charity that provides food, shelter & support for any youths at risk between the ages 14-21. This promotional documentary tells the story of the Shanti House through the voices of the children that it houses.
Written & Directed by: Amiel Kestenbaum
Written, Directed, Produced & Edited by:
Amiel J. E. Kestenbaum
DOP: Vlad Belinski
Sound: Izo Linder
Runner: Yarin Dahaman
NIF 2021
Human Rights Award (2019)
New Israel Fund
Tebeka is a non-profit organisation that provides free legal services to Ethiopian Israelis who have suffered abuses of racism and discrimination in both the private and public sector. Tebeka is hugely involved in guiding policy changes in lieu of police violence, the education system, public housing and employment sector.
Script, Director, Producer, Editor: Amiel Kestenbaum
DOP: Doron Farhi
Sound: Ishai Alon
New Israel Fund
Human Rights Award, 2020
During the corona pandemic the Israeli government tried to pass emergency legislature granting powers of surveillance to the secret service and banning the right to protest. The film explores how ACRI fought to defend Israeli democracy and protect the basic human rights of its citizens.
Written, Directed & Produced by: Amiel J. E. Kestenbaum
DOP: Doron Farhi & Vladimir Belinski
Edited by: Rani Avidan & Amiel J. E. Kestenbaum
Gaffer: Boaz Ben Ezra
Additional Footage: Itai Raziel, Tomer Slutzky, Dani Shachtman, Nadav Zofi
Sound Mix: Orca Studio
