Women Make Waves International Film Festival

  • Home
  • Film Archive
  • A Queer Country

    • Program

    A Queer Country

    Lisa MORGENTHAU 2016 UK Documentary color 76min Hebrew, English DCP
    A Queer Country uncovers how liberal attitudes in Israel are often at odds with the country's legal structure. Despite hosting one of the world's largest, most colorful gay Pride events each year, Israel's LGBT citizens face an uphill battle to achieve political victories such as the right to marry. Interweaving the personal and political, the film builds an intimate portrait of Israel and its internal struggle, often drowned out by the conflict at its borders. It asks what it means to be a minority in Israel. The very question of Israel being an LGBT “champion” is controversial; some accuse the country of “pinkwashing”. This is an allegation that promoting LGBT culture is a way of detracting from human rights violations in the Palestinian Territories？

    Director

    Lisa MORGENTHAU

    Lisa MORGENTHAU was qualified in History of Art and Aesthetics from Leeds University and is a post-graduate in Graphic Design at Central St Martins. She has worked as an Art Director/ Copywriter in advertising.

    Lisa MORGENTHAU
    • 2016 A Queer Country

    Director : Lisa MORGENTHAU
    Producer : Charlotte Arden, Harriet Jane Davies
    Cinematography : Lisa Morgenthau
    Editing : Luar Klinghofer Bar, Dov
    Music : Ran Bagno

    taskovskifilms 
    festivals@taskovskifilms.com

    回上頁