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 |
| Directing | Matan Peer | Director |
| Writing | Matan Peer | Screenplay |
| Camera | Shirley Prongs | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Shirley Prongs | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Tom Barbur | Editor |
| Production | Rotem Peled | Producer |
| Sound | Tom Barbur | Sound |
| Sound | Shir Shuchmacher | Sound |
| Sound | Vitorio Sapir Ashkenazi | Sound |
| Sound | Rotem Peled | Sound |
| Production | Uri Schidorsky | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Shlomo Hazan | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Nir Friedman | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Lior Boury | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Ariela Shtosser | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Dorit Lupo | Consulting Producer |
| Production | Zvi Ataly | Consulting Producer |
| Sound | Dolev Inbar | Sound Mixer |