AL KLAVIM VEANASHIM
OF DOGS AND MEN
Performance
Just weeks after the attacks of October 7, Dani Rosenberg began filming OF DOGS AND MEN. Though the story of protagonist Dar is fictional the set, the destroyed Kibbutz Nir Oz, located just a few hundred meters from the border with the Gaza Strip, is very real. Whilst searching for her dog, Dar becomes part of an everyday life - one populated by soldiers, neighbours, and forensic scientists - now heavily militarised. These fleeting encounters reflect the traumatic experiences and transformation experienced by the once peaceful kibbutz. TikTok videos depict how innocent people in Israel and Gaza are affected. And yet amidst the rubble, there are also moments of hope, as Dar encounters a courageous volunteer rescuing animals from the exclusion zones. With its simple and poetic narrative, OF DOGS AND MEN proves itself a striking time capsule of the events – the absence of pathos lending it all the more resonance.
Text: Esther Göttert
Thu 06.11. I 20:45 I WELTSPIEGEL SAAL 2 I original version with English and German subtitles
(pre-film: HOMELAND)
Ori Avinoam, Dani Rosenberg, Itai Tamir
Neal Gibbs, Dany Zernitsky
Yuval Semo
Ori Avinoam, Yamit Avital, Nora Lifshitz, Lihu Nitzan
Dani Rosenberg - Graduated with honors the “Sam Spiegel Film School”. "The Death of Cinema and my father's too", his debut feature film, was part of the Official Selection in Cannes 202O and won the Jerusalem Film Festival. His second film, "The Vanishing Soldier”, his second feature film, was part of the Official Selection at the Locarno Film Festival 2023 and won the Haifa Film Festival and the critic award at Cinemed.
His short and medium length films were shown in numerous international festivals including Cannes Cinéfondation. Berlinale, HotDocs and IDFA. His comedy-drama series "Milk & Honey" has been purchased for adaptation in Germany and France. He created the documentary Zohar, The Return) and most recently adapted God of Vengeance for Israel’s leading theater The Cameri.
"Of Dogs and Man" will be his third feature film.
