“There is a Jewish-Arab shared destiny, but that doesn't alleviate the pain on either side. In 'Mourning in Lod,' Hilla Medalia focuses on three people whose lives were derailed by riots in the mixed city of Lod. She documents with great sensitivity this difficult story, which is far from being over. The film emphasizes that although men are mostly the ones who pay for the violent situation with their lives, women are the ones who are left behind to pick up the pieces.”
— Shani Litman,
ABOUT THE FILM
LOGLINE
From the director of Dancing in Jaffa, MOURNING IN LOD follows the fates of three families that are inextricably intertwined in a vicious cycle of violence in the city of Lod, Israel, where Israelis and Palestinians live side by side. The outpouring of love, anger and forgiveness that follows offers a glimpse of morning light to offset a collective state of seemingly endless mourning.
LONG SYNOPSIS
From the director of Dancing in Jaffa, MOURNING IN LOD follows the fates of three families that are inextricably intertwined in a vicious cycle of violence in the city of Lod, Israel, where Israelis and Palestinians live side by side. The outpouring of love, anger and forgiveness that follows offers a glimpse of morning light to offset a collective state of seemingly endless mourning.
Director Hilla Medalia
Producer Hilla Medalia
Executive Producers Sheila Nevins, Nina L. Diaz, Liza Burnett Fefferman
Associate Producer Hanna Abu Saada
Editors Erez Laufer, Doron Djerassi
Cinematographers Avner Shahaf, Hanna Abu Saada
Sound Yossi Applebaum
Music Frank Haim Ilfman
Cast Marwa hassuna, Milla Hassuna, Ibrahim Hassuna, Ahmed Hassuna, Al-Malik Hassuna, Obaide Hassuna, Irina Yehoshua, Amit Yehoshua, Michael Yehoshua, Efi Yehoshua, Randa Owies, Sharihan Owies, Kassandra owies, Dr. Abed Khalaileh, Nina Hillana Mattar, Najah Khalil, Niveen Owies, Fairuz Owies, Avner Yehoshua
FESTIVALS
2023: Docaviv (World Premiere), San Francisco Jewish (US Premiere)
AWARDS
Kadar Foundation Award for Best Israeli Storytelling (Docaviv)
AVAILABLE TERRITORIES
The World
EXHIBITION FORMATS
DCP, Digital Download
PRESS KIT
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