Summer in Arad (2015)
In the film, viewers will see how the veterans of the city of Arad and its founders, immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Bedouins, Eritrean migrant workers and Sudanese refugees, ultra-Orthodox from the Gur Hasidic community and others live together. The character of a place and the changes it has undergone over decades are revealed through a moving series of encounters with its residents. Zeltzer documents the diversity of the city's population over the course of one summer. She talks to its residents, and sketches a diverse human fabric, an Israeli diversity that makes up the city's demographics today. A microcosm of Israel 2015. Documenting the moments of encounter with the city's people reveals each time another layer of tensions and strangeness, friendships and enemies, racism and the struggle against it, education and culture and politics and past traumas.
Cast
- Anat Zeltzer - Self - Narrator
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Summer in Arad about?
- In the film, viewers will see how the veterans of the city of Arad and its founders, immigrants from the former Soviet Union, Bedouins, Eritrean migrant workers and Sudanese refugees, ultra-Orthodox from the Gur Hasidic community and others live together. The character of a place and the changes it has undergone over decades are revealed through a moving series of encounters with its residents. Zeltzer documents the diversity of the city's population over the course of one summer. She talks to its residents, and sketches a diverse human fabric, an Israeli diversity that makes up the city's demographics today. A microcosm of Israel 2015. Documenting the moments of encounter with the city's people reveals each time another layer of tensions and strangeness, friendships and enemies, racism and the struggle against it, education and culture and politics and past traumas.
- Who directed Summer in Arad?
- Summer in Arad was directed by Anat Zeltzer.
- Who stars in Summer in Arad?
- Summer in Arad stars Anat Zeltzer.
- How long is Summer in Arad?
- Summer in Arad has a runtime of 1h 0m (60 minutes).
- What genre is Summer in Arad?
- Summer in Arad is a Documentary film.
- Where was Summer in Arad produced?
- Summer in Arad was produced in Israel.