Tel Aviv on Fire

Q&A filmmaker Sameh Zoabi

2018. 100 m. Sameh Zoabi. Cohen Media Group. Luxembourg/Belgium/Israel/France. Arabic/Hebrew . Rated NR.

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In this comedic take on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Salam, an inexperienced and charming young Palestinian man, works on a popular soap opera produced in Ramallah. After “getting to know” an Israeli soldier and using his insights to help make the show a success, he is caught in the middle when the soldier and the show’s financial backers disagree about how it should end. This enjoyable drama is a “witty and warm-hearted look at a divided land” (Hollywood Reporter).

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Q&A filmmaker Sameh Zoabi

Wednesday, Sep. 25 2019, 7:35

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Sameh was born and raised in Iksal, a city near Nazareth. He graduated from Tel Aviv University with a dual degree in Film Studies and English Literature. He received a Fulbright fellowship to study filmmaking at Columbia University where he went on to graduate with an MFA. His short Be Quiet was a Cinefoundation Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. His first feature Man Without a Cellphone collected many awards on the festival circuit. He also wrote the original script for The Idol. Sameh currently lives in Brooklyn and teaches directing and screenwriting at NYU. Tel Aviv on Fire, his second feature, premiered at the Toronto International Festival and the Venice International Film Festival.

This film is part of the Contemporary Arab Cinema 2019 series.