A NEW SPIRIT

Director - Doron Eran

Script - Dan Ronen

Camera - Boubkar Benzabat

Music - Dani Reichental

With - Imri Biton, Ohad Shachar, Doron Ben David, Moriya Ben Harush, Chaim Znati, Shalom Shmuelov, Michael Harpaz

Producers - Amit Eran, Doron Eran

A drama that tells the story of two brothers, Jacob and Samuel, who grew up in a poor, traditional Jewish family. As they mature, Samuel becomes more orthodox and religious while Jacob is exposed to Christianity and ends up becoming a leader of Messianic Judaism, spreading the word of Jesus. Samuel and the entire orthodox community treat Jacob as a radical missionary and accuse him of stealing pure Jewish souls. The conflict between the two brothers escalates to real violence when an attempt is made to kill Jacob, causing the dissolution of the entire family.

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS -

Boston ’17 – Indie Spirit Award for Best Actor (Imri Biton), Best Cinematography

Doron Eran

The famous Israeli film producer and director who has almost 50 films to his credit Doron Eran was born on June 20, 1955 in Tel-Aviv. His artistic CV includes more than 40 TV dramas, as well as documentaries for the national and international markets alongside the feature films. Very often his works get selected and nominated for prizes at major international festivals. Besides working in the world of film, Doron Eran has created the “Good News” magazine, which focuses on the positive developments in society, science and art. As member of the Israel Association of the Periodical Press, and also a writer, he published a novel, "Loneliness behind the Camera" (1999) and the academic book "Being a Producer" (2002), which the film and TV majors at the Israeli universities and colleges use as a textbook in their studies. Doron Eran is holder of the Award of Excellence at the International Forum of New Cinema in Calcutta, India (2002) and the Special Tribute Award for Entrepreneurship and Creativity in Israeli Film and Television by the Society of Commerce and Industry. Doron Eran has founded and for two years managed the International Film Festival in Ashdod, south of Tel-Aviv on the Mediterranean Sea.

FILMOGRAPHY

1987 Flash
1990 Doomsday (Ha-Derech L'Ein Harod)
2002 Love in Purple (Ahava Be-Segol) – TV Movie doc.
2002 God’s Sandbox (Tahara)
2006 Cold Feet (Seret hatuna)
2011 Melting Away
2016 The Messenger – doc.
2016 Snapshot
2017 A New Spirit

A NEW SPIRIT

Israel, 2017, 99′, color

AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS -

Doron Eran