H2: The Occupation Lab

Synopsis

H2 is the name given to the eastern part of Hebron – the only Palestinian city with a Jewish settlement in it. Here, along a one-Kilometer road, lies the holy Cave of the Patriarchs, where Jews and Muslims believe their common father, Abraham, is buried. This is where the massacre of 1929, known as “year zero” of the conflict, took place; where the Jewish settlement movement was born, and where the policy of ethnic separation was first implemented by the military. Through rare archive footage and interviews with Hebron’s military commanders, H2: The Occupation Lab tells the story of a place that is both a microcosm of the entire conflict and a test site for the methods of control Israel is implementing throughout the West Bank.

Film Festivals & Awards

Winner Prix Mémoire de la Méditerranée, parrainé par l’INA at Festival de documentaires sur la Méditerranée,
Winner Documentary Panorama competition at Festival des Films d’histoire in Pessac
DMZ International Documentary Films Festival 2022 (Nominee “Best Film” Asian Perspective Award)
DocAviv Film Festival 2022 (Nominee “Best Israeli Film” Israeli Competition)
FIPADOC 2023 (Documentaire impact competition)

Credits

Writers & Directors
Idit Avrahami & Noam Sheizaf
Producers
Hilla Medalia – Medalia Productions
Serge Gordey & Martin Laurent – Temps Noir
Hanne Phlypo – Clin d’oeil Films
Paul Cadieux, Maryse Rouillard, Isabelle Legault & Isabelle Bouchard – Filmoption International
In coproduction with
RTBF (Isabelle Christiaens)
In collaboration with
Hot 8 (Rinat Klein) Israel
FRANCE Télévisions & Toute l’Histoire
Director of cinematography
Avner Shahaf
Editing
Erez Laufer
Sound Recording
Amos Zipori
Sound Design
Martin Cadieux-Rouillard
Music
Eric Shaw
International Sales
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