Advocate (2019)
Lea Tsemel, a Jewish-Israeli lawyer, defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from nonviolent demonstrators to armed militants. As far as most Israelis are concerned, she defends the indefensible. As far as Palestinians are concerned, she’s more than an attorney, she’s an ally. «Advocate» follows Tsemel in real time, including the trial of a 13-year-old boy — her youngest client to date.
Directors:
Rachel Leah Jones, Philippe Bellaiche.
Writer:
Rachel Leah Jones
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Lea Tsemel as Herself |
| Directing | Rachel Leah Jones | Director |
| Production | Rachel Leah Jones | Producer |
| Production | Paul Cadieux | Producer |
| Writing | Rachel Leah Jones | Screenplay |
| Camera | Philippe Bellaiche | Director of Photography |
| Production | Philippe Bellaiche | Producer |
| Sound | Robert Marcel Lepage | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Philippe Bellaiche | Director |
| Production | Joëlle Bertossa | Producer |
| Sound | Riccardo Studer | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Tal Kantor | Art Direction |
| Art | Yoav Brill | Art Direction |
| Sound | Rachel Leah Jones | Sound |
| Writing | Erez Laufer | Story Consultant |
| Production | Neil Tabatznik | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Yaël Bitton | Editor |
| Sound | Riccardo Studer | Sound Designer |