Documentary Mayhem 009

Jews Banished From Their Homes By Jews

Igal Hecht’s concise and scathing documentary on Israel’s self-made humanitarian disaster

Jewish Mayhem has been provided a sneak peek at Award winning documentrary filmmaker Igal Hecht’s upcoming film about how in August of 2005 Israel removed nearly ten thousand Israeli citizens from the Gaza strip.

Banished tells the story of the aftermath of the Gaza Disengagement. Director Igal Hecht completes his Disengagement trilogy which started with Qassam (2004) and Disengaging Democracy (2006). The film investigates in-depth what went wrong with the rehabilitation of those forcefully removed and why is it that the Israeli media has avoided the topic. True to his nature Hecht, does not shy away from asking the hard questions. The film has been in production since 2006 and includes interviews with Chaim Yavin, Gush Katif residents, Nitzan Chen and others. Israel’s forigen minister (Tzipy Livny) is also featured. Film is scheduled to air on Canadian Television on February 3rd 2008.

Director/Producer: Igal Hecht
Director of Photography: Lior Cohen