Gay Days
Original Title
Hazman havarod- Director: Yair Qedar
- Producer: Assaf Amir; Maria Feldman
CGiii Comment
A fascinating look at Israeli LGBT history...
Well-researched and truthful...especially the anger that is vented when Qedar suggests he may call this film 'The Vaseline Revolution'.
It's rather insightful about present-day activism and the effects of equality on the LGBT community.
Some (perhaps many) will disagree with the sentiments expressed...but, there's no denying that the older LGBT generation did all the hard work.
The younger LGBT armchair-activists would be wise to remember, to respect those who came before them.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In 1985, there were three gays who were out of the closet in Israel. By 1998, there were 3,000. In this short, intensive and dramatic period, Israel came out of the closet in one of the quickest and most colorful revolutions of the end of the 20th century. There was no bloodshed in this revolution, but a rare cooperation between academics, prostitutes, transsexuals, singers, hairdressers and military officers. The director, Yair Qedar, documented this revolution in he's newspaper, The Pink Times. Using rare archival materials, personal stories and touching scenes, and via his own personal diary, the film tells the untold story of the GLBT revolution in Israel in an energetic, bittersweet musical collage.
Cast & Characters
Michal Eden as Herself;
Ellyot as Herself;
Yossi Even-Kama as Himself;
Uzi Even as Himself;
Eytan Fox as Himself;
Amit Kama as Himself;
Gal Uchovsky as Himself;
Amalia Ziv as Herself