betweenfences

Between Fences

By

Avi Mograbi

Avi Mograbi and Chen Alon meet African asylum-seekers in a detention facility in the middle of the Negev desert where they are confined by the state of Israel. Together, they question the status of the refugees in Israel using ‘Theater of the Opressed’ techniques. What leads men and women to leave everything behind and go towards the unknown? Why does Israel, land of the refugees, refuse to take into consideration the situation of the exiled, thrown onto the roads by war, genocide and persecution? Can the Israelis working with the asylum seekers put themselves in the refugee’s shoes? Can their collective unconscious be conjured up?

Festivals & Awards

Berlinale 2016 – Forum

Original title: Entre les frontières

Production: Les Films d'Ici - Avi Mograbi

Nationality: France - Israel

Year of production: 2016

Running time: 84'

Language: Hebrew, Arabic

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