Tantura
The tape-recorded words “erase it” take on new weight in the context of history and war. When the state of Israel was established in 1948, war broke out and hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. Israelis know this as the War of Independence. Palestinians call it “Al-Nakba”. In the late 90s, graduate student Teddy Katz conducted research into a massacre in the village of Tantura. His work came under attack and his reputation was ruined, but 140 hours of audio testimonies remain. Former Israeli soldiers, as well as Palestinian survivors, discuss what happened in Tantura as the film explores why “Nakba” is taboo in Israeli society. The elderly ex-soldiers recall unsettling acts of war. Audio from Katz’s interviews cuts through the silence of self-preservation and exposes the ways in which power, silencing, and protected narratives can sculpt history.
Director: Alon Schwarz
Producer: Shaul Schwarz,
Co Producer: Reel Peak Films, Alon Schwarz FilmsTrailer
Details
Production Company: Alon Schwarz Films
Duration: 94 min.
Date of Release: 21 January 2022
Country of Production: United States
Shooting Format:
4K
Language:
Hebrew, Arabic, English
Subtitles:
Hebrew, English, French, Spanish, Arabic
Unavailable Territories:
Israel
Involved Broadcasters
Channel 8, Israel
Involved Institutions and Other Financiers
The New Fund for Cinema and TV
Categories
History, Human Interest / Social Issues, Investigative, Jewish Topics, Politics, Portrait, Social Issues
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