ID

FBW000154      Short documentary

Country / Year

Israel / USA, 1960

Original Title

Faces of Freedom

Other Title(s)

Visages d'hommes libres

Directed by

Lasar Dunner

Produced by

Lasar Dunner Production, New York, NY; for Keren Hayessod, Jerusalem / United Israel Appeal (UIA), New York, NY

Staff

Producer: Lasar Dunner; Script: Harold E. Steinberg; On-screen commentary: Harold E. Steinberg; Camera: Eliezer Bianco (als: Lazare Bianco), Lasar Dunner, Edgar Hirshbain (als: Edgar Hirschbein); Assistent cameraman: Shimon Fuchs, Heinz Wollman

Length

188,4 m / 17'10''

Format

16mm/farbe/1:1,37

Remarks

1. In vier (engl./franz./hebr./span.) Versionen produziert.

Abstract

Immigrants from 5 countries and their absorbtion in Israel. The many faces of Israel's polygot population are seen during the annual Purim carnival.

Subject Terms

1950-1959; Haifa; Israel; Kibbutz; Ma'abarot; Purim

Holdings

- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem; 16mm; franz. Version
- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem: 188,4 m / 17'10''; 16mm; engl. Version
- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem; 16mm; franz. Version
- Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem; 16mm; hebr. Version

Bibliography

- N.N.: , The Jewish Audio-Visual Review New York, NY: National Council on Jewish Audio-Visual Materials; American Association for Jewish Education, 1962
- Koolik, Murry Wolf: A Content Analysis of Educational Films about Israel. (thesis), New York, NY: NYU, 1971
- Abraham F. Rad Jewish Film Archives (Hg.): Filmography. Catalogue of Jewish Films in Israel. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1972
- N.N.: The Jewish Audio-Visual Review, New York, NY: National Council on Jewish Audio-Visual Materials; American Association for Jewish Education, 1973
- Abraham F. Rad Jewish Film Archives (Hg.): Catalogue of Films. Jerusalem: The Hebrew University, 1976

Contents (detailed)

Shotlist (- ft):
- 000 CREDITS
- 015 Purim carnival parade through streets
- 048 CU: Sadya from Persia
- 051 Sadya arriving with family in group at new village
- 075 GV: Barren land
- 080 Men praying outside
- 096 New arrivals starting work on land clearing stones
- 120 Men working with pneumatic drills
- 125 Bulldozers clearing land
- 131 Sadya learning to handle horse and plow
- 140 Family leaving village in van
- 151 Women washing and feeding hens
- 159 Children playing
- 166 Men planting in fields
- 184 CU: Sadya at Purim parade
- 188 Purim parade
- 196 Joseph from Poland
- 200 Joseph in Ulpan
- 216 Ulpanists at outdoor cafe
- 222 Relaxing at beach
- 243 Reading Polish newspapers
- 251 Group touring Caesarea
- 276 Joseph at parade
- 280 Parade
- 290 CU: Shlomo and Ruth from Romania
- 294 Shlomo and Ruth in transit camp
- 313 Building construction
- 320 Loading ships in Haifa docks
- 330 GVs: Haifa and Shlomo and Ruth in streets
- 353 GVs: Factories and men working inside
- 376 GV: New village and Shlomo and Ruth moving from transit camp
- 390 CU: Shlomo at parade
- 393 Parade
- 397 CU: Mazal (from Morocco) in army uniform
- 401 Mazal bathing children at Kibbutz Shoval
- 410 Sheep-shearing
- 421 Fruit picking
- 426 GVs: Life on kibbutz and work in fields
- 467 Scenes at kibbutz swimming pool
- 479 Kibbutz at night
- 487 CU: Mazal
- 490 Parade
- 498 Miriam and David (from Mexico)
- 501 Pioneers working in Huleh valley
- 512 GVs: Kiryat Shmona and inhabitants
- 531 Miriam with kindergarten children
- 541 David on building construction site
- 552 Miriam with David on cart
- 570 Building construction
- 587 GV: Kiryat Shmona
- 596 Purim parade
- 615 Closing appeal
- 618 ENDS
Acc. to and adapted from Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem

Credits

- 1. FACES / OF / FREEDOM
- 2. Photography / LAZARE BIANCO / LASAR DUNNER / EDGAR HIRSCHBEIN / Assistants - SHIMON FUCHS / HEINZ WOLLMANN / Narration - HAROLD STEINBERG
- 5. Produced and Directed / by / LASAR DUNNER
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- 1. THE END / A / LASAR DUNNER / PRODUCTION
Abschrift lt. Kopie: Steven Spielberg Jewish Film Archive, Jerusalem