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A Mother And Daughter Reject Tradition In New Trailer For ‘Sand Storm’

December 9, 2016 1:28 pm

“Sand Storm” is the first feature film from Israeli director Elite Zexer. After an impressive performance in major film festivals this year, it was chosen as the Israeli submission for a Best Foreign Language F...

The 25 Best Breakthrough Directors Of 2016

Oliver Lyttelton

December 8, 2016 12:32 pm

Features

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We’re looking back at 2016 during December, and while it’s been a shitshow in so many ways, it has also been a very good year at the movies —particularly when it came to discovering new talent. From massive blo...

Israeli Drama ‘Sand Storm’ Is an Insightful Directorial Debut for Elite Zexer [TIFF Review]

Kimber Myers

September 11, 2016 10:00 am

Reviews

In its early scenes, “Sand Storm” appears to be a film where its mother and daughter protagonists will find success in struggling against the patriarchal bonds holding them in their Bedouin village in Israel. B...

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