Amatsia Hiuni

Incited by a disillusioned young man who has decided to flee from civilization, a group of 4 people go searching for freedom and happiness on an isolated island . When their boat goes astray and they are left without food, their animal instincts take over, bringing the film to its catastrophic end.

Based on a short story by Abraham B. Jehoshua, the movie follows Eli (Oded Kotler) taking care of an old girlfriend's child for three days. He wants him to get hurt, he worries about him. Will the child survive the three days? Will Eli?

A comic and episodic satire, the film uses improvisation to illustrate the clash between fantasy and reality in real life. Although conceived in the style of Mekas’ “Hallelujah the hills” (1962), it’s an authentically Israeli satire, an openly rebellious and individualistic expression that poked fun at the sacred myths of earlier zionist films. The technique of film within the film is used to portray cinema as reflection of the imagination, a miracle based on dreams and fantasies that take on concrete characteristics – parallel to the miracle of Israel, the dream that has become reality. Although not a commercial success, its importance is beyond any measure, though it remains a unique experiment, boldly uncommercial and subversive, out of any context in that patriotic, ideological epoch.

This short begins with footage of Harlem church congregations, but focuses mainly on a chartered Hudson River boat trip; Disembarking, we see picnicks in the park and dancing in the woods. Director Gordon Hitchens founded Film Comment magazine and believed strongly in film as a marker and influencer of social progress.

This short begins with footage of Harlem church congregations, but focuses mainly on a chartered Hudson River boat trip; Disembarking, we see picnicks in the park and dancing in the woods. Director Gordon Hitchens founded Film Comment magazine and believed strongly in film as a marker and influencer of social progress.