Muhi: Generally Temporary
March 17, 2018 at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
6:30 p.m. Premium Reception, 7:30 p.m. Film, Followed by Panel Discussion
Documentary / Israel / 2017
Director: Rina Castelinuovo, Tamir Elterman
Running Time: 89 minutes
Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles
About The Film
Muhi, a young boy from Gaza, has been trapped in an Israeli hospital for the past 7 years. Rushed there in his infancy with a life-threatening immune disorder, he and his doting grandfather, Abu Naim, wound up caught in an immigration limbo that made it impossible for them to leave. With Muhi’s visa unclear, and Abu Naim denied a work permit or visa, the pair reside solely within the constraints of the hospital walls. Caught between two states in perpetual war, Muhi is being cared for by the very same people whose government keeps his family marooned in Gaza. Made by two filmmakers from Jerusalem, this documentary lays out the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in human terms, documenting the impact these paradoxical circumstances have on individual lives.
Awards
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD UK Jewish Film Festival, 2017
BEST DOCUMENTARY of 2017 Israeli TV Channel 10
GOLDEN KAPOK AWARD Best Documentary Director and Best Documentary Feature Guangzhou Documentary Film Festival, China 2017
NIGHT AWARD Best Documentary Internacional Festival Signos de la Noite, Portugal, 2017