THE
RED TOY, ISRAEL
Director's Biography
Dani Rosenberg is a 24 year old Israeli filmmaker from Ramat HaSharon. He made
two short films in project "Border", a collaboration of young Israeli
and Palestinian filmmakers. Dani also presented the Night Soldier radio programme
on the Army Waves Station and read poems and prose about pacifism and brotherhood.
Director's
experience
As a young Israeli filmmaker, I am filled with rage surveying the reality of
the prolonged Israeli occupation. The Al-Aqsa Intifada has dashed the hopes
of both Jews and Arabs, but nevertheless I remain hopeful for the future.
The production took place in utter chaos. Interruptions came from every corner
- from security forces who resented our presence, the religious Jewish community
angered at such a representation in the film, the local Arab population who
saw us as invaders. How tragic that the easiest scene to film was through the
surveillance cameras, through which I could observe reality without any interference
of my own, like a fly on the stone wall, watching, as though it were a different
planet, a city, my city, struggling determinedly to continue with her life.