Films
JERUSALEM IS PROUD TO PRESENT
Australian Premiere
JERUSALEM IS PROUD TO PRESENT
Australian Premiere
Israel 2007, English, Hebrew/Arabic/Yiddish with English subtitles, 82 mins.
Director(s): Nitzan Gilady.
Producer(s): Galia Bador & Nitzan Gilady.
Genre: Documentary.
Film Trailer: http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1320139087&channel=823404597
Themes: Equality, Discrimination, Gay/lesbian rights, Right to protest.
Related Links: http://www.joh.org.il
Chicago International Film Festival 2008 - 'Silver Hugo' Television Award for Best Documentary
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam 2007- 'Movies That Matter' Human Rights Award
Outfest Film Festival 2007 - Outstanding Documentary Feature Award
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2007 - Audience Award, Honourable Mention for Excellence in Documentary Filmmaking
Synopsis
In the summer of 2006, for the first time in history Jerusalem was to host the World Pride events culminating with a gay pride parade. The planned events stirred turmoil in the politically complex city, with Jewish, Muslim and Christian religious leaders banding together in an uncompromising battle against what they said would "defile the holy city". On the other side stood the activists of the Open House for Pride and Tolerance, Jerusalem's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning community centre, who were determined not to back down. Steadfast in the face of the heated and violent anti-gay sentiment, they had to deal with threats to much more than just their right to march...
"Blood-boiling stuff...Hot-button pic" — Variety
"More terrifying than any special-effects-laden horror film I can imagine" — Chicago Public Radio
