| Gay Days | |
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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
In 1985, there were three openly gay persons in Israel. By 1998, there were 3,000. 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
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.
The television premiere was on the Israeli documentary channel yes Docu, during July 2009, and was shown in Keshet, the commercial TV.
See also
References
- ↑ 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
- 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