Avenge But One Of My Two Eyes [2005] [DVD]

Shot in the Occupied Territories by renowned Israeli filmmaker Avi Mograbi, this controversial documentary draws a parallel between the Israeli - Palestinian situation today and the myths of Samson and Masada. Mograbi makes provocative comparisons between Israeli's deep-rooted identification with these stories and contemporary Palestinian suicide bombers. He offers a powerful, at times chilling, lament to the continuing cycles of violence, rooted in the past but threatening to completely engulf everyone's future. A believer in the power of dialogue, Mograbi is passionate in his desire to see an end to the bloodshed.

With the roots of so much real-world conflict left unexamined by today's restless media, this film reminds us just how vital filmmakers like Avi Mograbi are. Documentary today is rarely immersed in questions of this magnitude - or tackles them with the level of eloquence shown here by Mograbi. Avenge but One of My Two Eyes is an exceptional and challenging film, a rare event in contemporary cinema.

" ... a powerful and stirring document"

Avi Mograbi, filmmaker and video artist, was born in 1956 in Israel. Having first graduated from Art School, he chose to study Philosophy at Tel Aviv University and graduated in 1982. Following graduation, he began working as an assistant director in films. From 1989 he began making his own films. 2005 - Avenge But One Of My Two Eyes 2002 - August

- Wait It's The Soldiers, I'll Hang Up Now 1999 - Happy Birthday, Mr Mograbi 1997 - How I Learned To Overcome My Fear And Love Arik Sharon 1994 - The Reconstruction 1989 - Deportation