The filmmakers behind feature Naram & Yael have launched the Boosted crowdfunding campaign for their documentary feature, which is already 12 years in the making.
Naram & Yael is an honest and radical examination of a loving friendship under pressure and adversity co-directed by WIFT member Avigail Allan. Naram, a Palestinian citizen of Israel becomes best friends with Israeli chef, Yael, while working as a waitress at her Auckland restaurant. In 2014 the two of them tried, and failed, to make a food and travel documentary in Israel/Palestine. Their journey evolves into a decade-long political and personal struggle as the Palestinian desperately fights for her liberation and the Israeli's Zionist beliefs are dismantled. They find they can no longer stomach making a lighter piece about food while the Israeli military occupation of Palestinian land and lives worsens everywhere around them. Instead, the filmmaking team tell a beautiful and challenging story of their growing friendship as their country plunges further into war, genocide and despair.
Over the course of twelve years they have gathered about 200 hours of incredible footage in Israel, Palestine, Finland and New Zealand, and have transcribed and translated the rushes into 3 languages and written a paper edit. The Boosted campaign will cover post production costs so they can get this incredible story to the screen and across the world.
Here is the link to the campaign - share far and wide!