Advocate
Lea Tsemel, Avocate
Israel / Canada / Switzerland, January 2019
FILM,
Documentary,
110 min.
- directed by
- Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaïche
- Written by
- Rachel Leah Jones
- Status
- In distribution
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2019
- Original Version
- Arabic, Hebrew (english subtitles), colour and b/w, DCP, 110 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-727A-0000-C-0000-0000-1
- Production
- Home Made Docs, Productions Megafun, Close Up Films, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, SRG SSR
- Producer
- Philippe Bellaïche, Rachel Leah Jones, Paul Cadieux, Joëlle Bertossa, Flavia Zanon
- directed by
- Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaïche
- Written by
- Rachel Leah Jones
- Cinematography
- Philippe Bellaïche
- Editing
- Yaël Bitton
- Location Sound Mix
- Rachel Leah Jones
- Sound Editing
- Riccardo Studer
- Re-Recording Mix
- Riccardo Studer
- Music
- Robert Marcel Lepage
- Production Design
- Yoav Brill
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Cinephil
Worldwide Distribution
- Canada
- Filmoption International Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Sister Distribution
Distribution
Release date: 11.12.2019
Awards
(a selection)
- Palm Springs, Palm Springs International Film Festival, GoE Bridging the Borders Award 2020 (Winner)
- Tel Aviv, doc aviv The Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, Award for the Best Israeli Film 2019 (Winner)
- Krakow, Krakow Film Festival, The Golden Horn 2019 (Winner)
- Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, Golden Alexander - Best Documentary (International competition) 2019 (Winner)
- Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, FIPRESCI Award - Best film 2019 (Winner)
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Jury Prize - Documentary Competition 2019 (Winner)
- Los Angeles, News & Docs Emmys , Best Documentary 2021 (Winner)
-
Los Angeles, IDA Documentary Awards,
Best Director
2019
(Nomination)
Rachel Leah Jones -
Los Angeles, IDA Documentary Awards,
Best Director
2019
(Nomination)
Philippe Bellaïche - Los Angeles, IDA Documentary Awards, Best Feature 2019 (Nomination)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, 55. Solothurner Filmtage
22.01.2020 - 29.01.2020 -
Biarritz, FIPADOC Festival International de Documentaires audiovisuels
21.01.2020 - 26.01.2020 -
Palm Springs, 31st Palm Springs International Film Festival
02.01.2020 - 13.01.2020 -
Amsterdam, 32nd IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
20.11.2019 - 01.12.2019 -
Montreal, 22e RIDM Rencontres internationales du documentaire Montréal
14.11.2019 - 24.11.2019 -
Sheffield, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019
06.06.2019 - 11.06.2019 -
Krakow, 59th Krakow Film Festival
26.05.2019 - 02.06.2019 -
Tel Aviv, 21st Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival Tel Aviv
23.05.2019 - 01.06.2019 -
Munich, 34. DOK.fest München
08.05.2019 - 19.05.2019 -
Toronto, 26th Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival Toronto
25.04.2019 - 05.05.2019
-
Moscow, 41st Moscow International Film Festival
18.04.2019 - 25.04.2019 -
Copenhagen, 16th CPH:DOX Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival
20.03.2019 - 31.03.2019 -
Hong Kong, 43rd Hong Kong International Film Festival
18.03.2019 - 01.04.2019 -
Thessaloniki, 21st Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
01.03.2019 - 10.03.2019 -
Park City, 35th Sundance Film Festival
24.01.2019 - 03.02.2019