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Gila Goldstein, Cat Lady

(Combined duration: 60 min)

After the screening: conversation with the director Yael Bedarshi.

Premiere

Gila Goldstein (1947-2017) was an actress, artist and singer, one of the first Israeli transgender activists and also a feeder of stray cats.
“Gila Goldstein, Cat Lady” was shot in 1999 during a research on Tel Aviv cat feeding community. Gila agreed to participate in the film as long as the focus stayed on the cats. But then her friend Ronit Maimon showed up and the conversation went in a much more colorful direction, that gives us a glimpse of the Israeli trans community and the lives of these two brave and unique women.

Yair Hochner, TLVFest director:
Watching “Gila Goldstein, Cat Lady” brought me back to the moments that I miss so much – sitting with Gila in her living room or in a coffee shop and talking about life, sometimes seriously and sometimes jokingly. Watching this film is like watching a true moment, without any filters or shticks (one of Gila’s favorite words). It’s so realistic you can almost smell Gila’s cigarettes.

TLVFest dedicates this screening to Ronit Maimon who passed away this year.

“Amazing Grace” & Panel actors and crew

Before the screening: conversation with actors & crew members who worked with Amos Guttman.

Newly-Restored Digital Copy of Amos Guttman’s final masterpiece.

Young Jonathan moves to the city, but can’t find happiness. He meets the older Thomas, who recently returned from years abroad and is hiding the fact he’s been diagnosed with AIDS. The two develop a tender relationship, yet only one of them knows that their time together is about to run out.

“Amazing Grace” was made in the early nineties, when AIDS and HIV were discussed in a very politically incorrect way. Nonetheless, it is still a very touching film, thanks to Guttman’s gentle direction and the excellent performance by the cast.

Amnon Zalait is responsible for the beautiful cinematography of the film and Arkadi Duchin for the wonderful original music. Excellent editing by Einat Glaser-Zarhin.

The New Digital Copy supported by Israel Film Fund, Mifal Hapais, Israel Film Archive Jerusalem, Maureen Friedman

Special thanks to Maureen Friedman.

Clip from “Amos Gutman, Filmmaker“

This movie is part of Amos Guttman Retrospective

That’s Gila, That’s Me

Alon Weinstock’s documentary film has a cult following with fans who return annually; packing movie theatre to capacity for the sole purpose of enjoying Gila Goldstein’s zingers and being moved by the life story of one of Israel’s first trans women who was also a Tel Aviv icon-turned legend, while still live.
Gila was born in the 50’s in lower Haifa. A young soccer player in the Maccabbi Haifa who had always known that she is a woman. In her 20’s she moved to Tel Aviv and worked as a prostitute and exotic dancer. In 2003 she was proclaimed the community’s darling for her contribution and continued fight for social justice.
The film, shot between 1997 – 2010, describes the world of a woman who is, despite fleeting years and many struggles, still happy, optimistic and feeling forever young. Because Gila is the one and only and in her own radical language: “That’s Gila, That’s Me.”

In memory of Gila Goldstein (18.12.1947 – 05.02.2017)

Guttman X 5

Special cinematic project produced by TLVfest and supported by The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts.
Five different episodes inspired by the life story and films of the director Amos Guttman.
Animated sequences between the episodes were done by the animator Mysh.

The different plots in the project are ranging in genres and different cinematic styles:
1) Sivan Levy brings a video clip about a prostitute, two drug addicts and sexually exploited young man, who are successful in escaping their bitter fate for some moments of grace in the bar which serves as a place of refuge.
2) Yoav Inbar takes us to the beginning of the 80th and tells the story of a young boy from Haifa who decides to make a journey to the gay garden in Tel Aviv.
3) Ronny Almog and Emil Ray in a movie about a middle-aged film director who speaks with young director from “Drifted” (1983) and wonders what has changed for the LGBT people in the past thirty years.
4) Yoav Brill tries, in an animated film, to follow after one of the most intimate and public practices – two guys holding hands.
5) Stephanie Abramovich introduces us to Kati Gutman – it’s been twenty years since her only son Amos died of AIDS. Today, for the first time, she dares to open past wounds.

This movie is part of Amos Guttman Retrospective

“Dana Kama” Picture Show

20:00-21:00 – Cocktail party with DJ Daniel Mariuma
(for ticket holders only)
Sponsored by

21:00 – Live show
(duration app. 90 min)

The cult series “Dana Kama” (2023, 13 episodes), winner of the Israeli Television Academy Award and follows Israel’s first international diva – the one and only Dana International, is coming to the TLVfest with a unique event.
Eran Swissa and Shay Kerem will ‘spill the tea’ in a Live episode of the podcast – “Dana Lo Kama” with special guests.
The podcast, which has become a cultural phenomenon in its own right, will take place on the TLVFest stage, where the two hosts will converse with the creators and participants of the show.

*Podcast is available on Spotify and other platforms.
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