Gay Days (film)
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| Directed by | Yair Qedar |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Budget | $150,000 |
Gay Days (Hebrew: Hazman havarod) is a 2009 Israeli documentary film about the emergence of an LGBT community in Israel,[1] starring major activists in Israel's cultural life and LGBT community: Gal Uchovsky, Eytan Fox, Ellyot, Amalia Ziv, Amit Kama and others and some rare archival footage from pride events, feature films and student films.
Background[edit]
In 1985, there were three openly gay persons in Israel.[citation needed] By 1998, there were 3,000.[citation needed] In a short period of time Israel went through a change. Director Yair Qedar documented this revolution in the newspaper, The Pink Times (הזמן הוורוד). The film uses archival materials, personal stories and Qedar's personal diary.
Screenings and reception[edit]
The film premiered in June 2009 in the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival, 2009.[2] The film also showed in the Panorama at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival[3] and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2010.[4] and it is shown all over the world since in universities, film festivals and cinematic events.[citation needed]
The television premiere was on the Israeli documentary channel yes Docu, during July 2009,[citation needed] and was shown in Keshet, the commercial TV.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ivry, Benjamin (2 June 2010). "In Israel, Not So Many Gay Days?". Jewish Daily Forward. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Gay Days". tlvfest.com. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "Hazman havarod". berlinale.de. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ^ "Gay Days". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on May 25, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
External links[edit]
- Gay Days at IMDb
- Gay Days at the Athens International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
- Gay Days Archived 2012-02-27 at the Wayback Machine at the Torino GLBT Film Festival
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