Israel 2023, 75 min, Hebrew and Arabic, Hebrew & English subtitles

MOURNING IN LOD, takes a microcosmic look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through Musa, Yigal, and Randa — three people whose fates become inextricably linked in a vicious cycle of violence. Lod/Lydd is a “mixed” city inhabited by Arabs and Jews who live side by side in a strained coexistence. In May 2021, two of these three people lost their lives and and one regained hers — thanks to an unlikely organ transplant. The outpouring of love, anger, forgiveness and sorrow that follows in their wake is a ray of light that offsets a collective state of mourning with no end in sight.

Hilla Medalia is a Peabody-winning and Emmy nominated director/producer.
She is the founder of award-winning Medalia Productions whose films have aired by the leading broadcasters in the world, including MTV, HBO, Arte, Netflix, Paramount, and BBC and screened at the Venice Biennale, Cannes, Berlinale and Sundance among others.

Production: Hilla Medalia
Production Company: Medalia Productions
Editing: Erez Laufer, Doron Djerassi
Cinematography: Avner Shahaf
Sound Design: Yossi Applebaum
Music: Frank Haim Ilfman

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