Let There Be Light (2011)
A documentary film about the Israeli metal band "Orphaned Land", which includes personal interviews with the band, artists like Steven Wilson & Marty Friedman, Israeli Rabbi, the first ever interview with the band's lyrics writer, Israeli fans, and Arab fans from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, & Turkey, who discuss how their opinions on Israel have changed thanks to Orphaned Land. Also includes rare archive materials like the band's first show (from 1991), rehearsal, and the first home-made interview the band made in high school. The film deals with music, texts, the band's history from the first day until today, politics, religion, middle east problems and many more. It's a film about metal, peace and music.
Director:
Matan Peer
Writer:
Matan Peer
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Kobi Farhi as Self |
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Uri Zelha as Self |
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Yossi Sassi Sa'aron as Self |
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Matti Svatizky as Self |
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Matan Shmuely as Self |
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Steven Wilson as Self |
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Marty Friedman as Self |
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Alon Miasnikov as Self |
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Motti Gal as Self |
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Abed Hathout as Self |
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Hadi Yaser as Self |
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Fatih Coskun as Self |
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Ahmed Abdel Moneim as Self |
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Ben Astrachan as Self |
| Production | Lior Boury | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Shlomo Hazan | Consulting Producer |
| Camera | Shirley Prongs | Director of Photography |
| Production | Nir Friedman | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Ariela Shtosser | Consulting Producer |
| Directing | Matan Peer | Director |
| Sound | Vitorio Sapir Ashkenazi | Sound |
| Sound | Rotem Peled | Sound |
| Production | Dorit Lupo | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Zvi Ataly | Consulting Producer |
| Visual Effects | Shirley Prongs | Visual Effects |
| Production | Uri Schidorsky | Consulting Producer |
| Editing | Tom Barbur | Editor |
| Production | Rotem Peled | Producer |
| Sound | Shir Shuchmacher | Sound |
| Writing | Matan Peer | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tom Barbur | Sound |
| Sound | Dolev Inbar | Sound Mixer |