{"id":28754,"date":"2020-03-10T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-03-10T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=28754"},"modified":"2020-03-10T14:49:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-10T06:49:28","slug":"15th-israeli-film-festival-opens-on-march-13-to-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2020\/03\/10\/15th-israeli-film-festival-opens-on-march-13-to-14\/","title":{"rendered":"15th Israeli Film Festival Opens on March 13 to 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Embassy of Israel in Manila, in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), brings four recognized and acclaimed Israeli films to be shown at <strong>Bonifacio High Street Cinemas<\/strong> from <strong>March 13 to March 14<\/strong> in the <strong>15th Israeli Film Festival<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Take note of the timeslots and immerse yourself in the cinematic world that these\u00a0Israeli directors have created!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/rsz_1080x1080.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28759\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/rsz_1080x1080.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/rsz_1080x1080.png 600w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/03\/rsz_1080x1080-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The films to be featured are:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Abulele<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Abulele (trailer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pUo6L4WN2hI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Shown in various international film festivals, <strong>Abulele<\/strong> is an animated family-friendly film directed by Jonathan Geva. The film talks about the story of Adam, a grief-stricken 10-year-old boy who lost his brother from a sudden car accident. He then found Abulele, a feared oversized furry monster \u2060who lives in\u00a0the same building as his.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With a special bond forming between them, Adam is set to risk everything to save his friend who\u00a0has been made a target of the elite special forces.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Manpower\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manpower - Official U.S. Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fCm-UufwW2M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Directed by Noam Kaplan, <strong>Manpower<\/strong> is a riveting film that narrates, explores, and tackles the lives of the locals, migrant workers and African refugees living in South Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n<p>Focusing on four characters whose narratives intertwine with each other, the film depicts the concept of placelessness of the migrants and the difficulties they face in trying to establish themselves in a foreign country.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Saving Neta<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Saving Neta (trailer)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBkigKSKYf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saving Neta<\/strong>\u00a0tackles the stories of four women: a single mom who has a conflictive relationship with her daughter, a lesbian musician who is still unsure of having a family, a woman taking responsibility for her mentally challenged sister after the death of their mother, and a wife undergoing a divorce.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of their struggle, they encounter Neta\u2060\u2014a man whose presence helped them gain illumination through brief encounters.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Shoelaces<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shoelaces - Official U.S. Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qxm7zC0G5KY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Directed by Jacob Goldwasser,\u00a0<strong>Shoelaces<\/strong> is an honest storytelling depicting the reality of having a son with special needs based on a true story of Goldwasser and his son.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Not a reconstructed plot, the story revolves\u00a0around the life of\u00a0an aging ill father and his special-needs son whom he abandoned at a young age. The son, upon being informed of his father\u2019s illness decides to willingly donate his kidney despite the medical authorities\u2019 rejection.<\/p>\n<p>For those who are interested to watch these four amazing films, here is the schedule of the screening at Bonifacio High Street Cinema:<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 95px;width: 338px\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 143px;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><strong>Movie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 181px;text-align: center;height: 24px\"><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 143px;height: 24px\">Abuele<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 181px;height: 24px\">March 13, 4 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 143px;height: 24px\">Manpower<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 181px;height: 24px\">March 13, 7 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 143px;height: 24px\">Saving Neta<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 181px;height: 24px\">March 14, 4 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 143px;height: 24px\">Shoelaces<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 181px;height: 24px\">March 14, 7 p.m.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Tickets cost <strong>Php 150 per film<\/strong> available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sureseats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sureseats<\/a>\u00a0online and Bonifacio High Street Cinemas ticket booth.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more information, visit Israeli in the Philippines&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IsraelinPhilippines\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Details<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What:\u00a0<\/strong>15th Israeli Film Festival<br \/>\n<strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Cinema 3, Bonifacio High Street Cinemas,<br \/>\n<strong>When: <\/strong>March 13 to 14, 2020<br \/>\n<strong>Ticket information: <\/strong>Php 150<br \/>\nF<strong>acebook:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IsraelinPhilippines\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com\/IsraelinPhilippines<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Source: Philippine Information Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/pia.gov.ph\/news\/articles\/1035773?fbclid=IwAR31QLeDm32rxvPBPSSUJ3Cm8l2eZRgHbQjhlaXVAUScbDfAZlQxDXEQVBA\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Embassy of Israel in Manila, in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) brings four recognized and acclaimed Israeli films to be shown at Bonifacio High Street Cinemas from March 13 to March 14.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":28759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[658,64,1],"tags":[11045,725,11046,11043,11047,11042,11044,11041],"class_list":["post-28754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bonifacio-highstreet","category-film-festival","category-nocategory","tag-15th-israeli-film-festival","tag-bonifacio-high-street","tag-bonifacio-high-street-cinemas","tag-cinema","tag-embassy-of-israel-in-manila","tag-film-festival-2020","tag-film-festivals","tag-israeli-film-festival"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28754"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28769,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28754\/revisions\/28769"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}