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Catching Israeli army reservist men in action! Like our NS reservist!

Eat, drink, talk cock, complain about the government, bitch and whine about needed to serve... Then watch porn and call girlfriends and wives...

The only difference is they have to do all that... in a warzone...



9pm to 10:15pm / The Substation Theatre / $10 & $8 (conc.)

1) The Alpha Diaries / Israel / 2008 / 65 mins / Yaniv Berman / M18 (Some Sexual References)

An unprecedented and voyeuristic look into military reserve life in Israel, this film was shot over a 5 year period in director and reserve soldier Yaniv Berman's life. As a soldier in the Israeli army reserves, Alpha Company, Berman had unparalleled access and filmed the soldiers as they went about their military service day and night. Crossing over the Palestinian border, the camera captured the soldiers every movement from the frenetic night-time house arrests to the quiet moments of self reflection and despair. Capturing the humiliation of both the Palestinians who are subject to the house arrests as well as the Israeli soldiers who had to carry them out, this documentary is the unique story of those who have to drop their normal lives and spend 30 days every year, under the guise of the olive green uniform, to perform the toughest, most unsettling tasks, in the heart of an urban warzone.

Screenings and Awards:
- Zagreb Film Festival (Croatia, 2007 - Best Documentary)
- Entre Vues, Belfort International Film Festival (France, 2007)
- DocPoint Documentary Film Festival (Finland, 2008)

The Alpha Diaries Trailer
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ALSO... if you're interested to learn more about the current Israeli - Palestine conflict. This is a rocking solid movie to watch. Strawberry farmers growing their produce under rock fire and tank shelling.



1) Strawberry Fields / Israel / 2004 / 60 mins / Ayelet Heller

A story about hope, frustration, occupation, globalisation and politics, and at its centre is a small red fruit. The film trains the camera on the strawberries and those who are charged with nurturing the seedlings in the Gaza Strip until they go through Israel, en route to their destination in European markets. In this fateful year in Gaza, the film crew documented the agricultural cycle of the fruit as well as the political events that directly affected the lives of the farmers who cultivate it. From the strawberry fields of Beit Lahiya, we witness the Disengagement, the withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza and its re-entry after two months; the Hamas victory in the Palestinian elections and the closure that followed.

Screenings and Awards:
- Rehovot Women's Film Festival (Israel, 2006)
- Hot Docs Film Festival (Canada, 2007)
- Edinburgh International Film Festival (UK, 2007)



For more information and ticketing, please visit - 3SIDF
or call 6337 7535 or email bengkheng@substation.org

[kyouta]

[moving_images]

Yup, cameras in army reservist! Haha wonder what would happen if Singapore did something like that...

[little_prince]

kena charge liaoz lor

[crazy619]

HAHAHA AWESOME! But sounds fun

[concept|infinit]

Its the other way around, mate.

We got the idea of a conscript army from Israel. And they trained the first few batches of Singapore's Army.

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Originally Posted by concept|infinit

Its the other way around, mate.

We got the idea of a conscript army from Israel. And they trained the first few batches of Singapore's Army.

Haha yes I'm well aware of that. Just like as in similar. Didn't state that we started it first (which is pretty impossible since we gained independence way later.)