Hotline

Name: Hotline
Director: Silvina Landsmann
Released: 2015

Silvina Landsmann 2015

Hotline for Refugees and Migrants, a small Tel Aviv based NGO, works around the clock. The activists, most of them women, look after the rights of people without papers, give them legal advice, deal with government bureaucracy and promote public campaigns for their cause. The camera catapults us right into the midst of action. The activists are often attacked, verbally and physically. The organization has to fight both the rising xenophobic public mood and the legislation, which treats any illegal border crossing as criminal offense.

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Running Time:	99 min.
Subject(s):	Activism, Human Rights, Immigration and Migration, Law and Justice, Middle Eastern Studies, Politics, Society
Language(s):	English, French, Hebrew
Subtitles:	English
Director(s):	Silvina Landsmann
Producer(s):	Silvina Landsmann, Pierre-Olivier Bardet
Cinematographer:	Silvina Landsmann
Editor(s):	Silvina Landsmann, Gil Schnaiderovich
Production Company:	Comino Films

Press

Jonathan Romney, Screen Daily

"Coolly executed, but intensely charged in political terms, Silvina Landsmann’s documentary Hotline is not merely revealing but downright shocking in what it conveys about Israel’s policies on outsiders"
Deutsche Welle

"Both disturbing and moving"
Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter

"Landsmann offers up an insightful glimpse into a seldom-seen side of local Israeli life"
A Journey into the Mind of X

"An indictment against the Israeli politics towards refugees"

Festival Participation

Forum Berlinale - 2015
World Premiere- Official Selection
Hong Kong International Film Festival - 2015
Jerusalem International Film Festival - 2015
Best Documentary Film
Viennale, Austria - 2015

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'Hotline' film is hands-off yet intense look at rights group
Eric Cortellessa, The Times of Israel

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