Because it’s middle of March, Part 1 and 2

An impressionistic film-essay about the founding history of the state Israel: bodybuilding as the aesthetically leading theme of this movie becomes mixed up with the myth of building up the state of Israel and the need of self-protection.

9 min , digitalized 16mm , Israel , 2017

Camera OFIR PEREZ

Assistance JONATHAN OMER AVIGAIL NIV

Music MARIN GEIER LERI MATEHHA

Production KHM/MATEHHA

German premiere: KFF Hamburg, 2017

International premiere: Clermont ISSF, 2018

North American premiere: Images Festival Toronto , 2018