Short Musical · 2008

Gevald

Name: Gevald
Director: Netalie Braun
Released: 2008

A queer musical set in Jerusalem's only queer bar on the eve of a threatened Pride parade — desire, faith, fear, and resistance collide overnight.

Yesterday, the Jerusalem Pride Parade was cancelled due to violent religious opposition. Tomorrow, a small pride event is scheduled to take place despite grave danger. Tonight, a young religious woman is about to cross the lines. Blending fiction, documentary footage, and musical performance, the film portrays a Jewish-Palestinian queer community struggling for the basic right to exist in a city where its presence is fiercely contested. Reality, music, drag, and protest converge to expose both the fragility and the power of a community fighting for love rather than hate.

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Awards

First Prize, TLVFest — Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival (2008) First Prize, Goethe-Institut Competition for Films Dealing with Human Rights (2008) First Prize, Cheries-Cheris, Paris International LGBT Film Festival (2011)

Festivals & Screenings

Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival), Panorama — Official Selection (2009) International Premiere, Berlin International Film Festival (2009) U.S. Premiere, Palm Springs International ShortFest (2009) IRIS Prize, Wales — Shortlist Nomination (2009) NewFest, New York LGBT Film Festival, USA Image+Nation International Film Festival, Montreal, Canada Barcelona International LGBT Film Festival, Spain LGBT Film Days Festival, Riga, Latvia GAZE International LGBT Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland Verzaubert Film Festival, Germany MIX Mexico International LGBT Film Festival, Mexico Warsaw International Jewish Film Festival, Poland (2010) Roze Filmdagen International LGBT Film Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands (2010) Cheries-Cheris Paris International LGBT Film Festival, France (2011) Cineffable — International Feminist Film Festival, Paris, France (2012)

Cast & Crew

Writer / Director / Producer: Netalie Braun Cast: Adili Liberman, Samira Saraya, Noga Meltzer, Gil Naveh, Elisha Alexander Cinematography: Avigail Sperber Editor: Tali Hayat Sound Design: Carmel Tzameret

Supported By

Gevald was created as a spontaneous, no-budget initiative by members of Jerusalem's queer community — both from within the film industry and outside of it — who volunteered their time and labor in response to an urgent political and social threat.

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