\n\tWe have your first look at the documentary in the trailer above.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIcarus Films<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cIsrael Palestine on Swedish TV 1958\u20131989 is the definitive cinematic account of the background to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through unique and immersive footage,\u201d notes a synopsis. \u201cLong buried in the vaults of the Swedish Broadcast company\/SVT archives, the film demonstrates how one country\u2019s media perceived one of the world\u2019s longest conflicts.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThis extensive footage makes up the material for the archival chronicler G\u00f6ran Hugo Olsson\u2019s (The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, Concerning Violence) new film, where footage of the rise of the Israeli state is interwoven with the Palestinian struggle for independence.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tOlsson, a native of Lund, Sweden, has been making films for over 30 years, beginning with 1992\u2019s Kl:k.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tDirector G\u00f6ran Hugo Olsson attends a photo call for \u2018Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958\u20131989 (Israel Palestina p\u00e5 svensk TV 1958\u20131989)\u2019 at the 81st Venice Film Festival on August 30, 2024. <\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndreas Rentz\/Getty Images<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThis is by far the most painful film that I \u2013 we \u2013 have ever done and five years in the making, it has unfortunately become heartbreakingly timely,\u201d Olsson writes in a director\u2019s statement. \u201cWhile the material has been an absolute delight to work with, beautiful images with incredibly interesting characters mixed with human testimonies and geopolitical events\u2014the course of history becomes increasingly agonizing. We have really tried to show respect to both the originators of the footage and the participants, with the perhaps outmoded intent to promote notions such as peace and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tOlsson continues, \u201cPeople ask me if the project or I changed after October 7. But it hasn\u2019t. I still dislike both Hamas and Netanyahu as much as I did a year ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIn addition to Venice, the film has screened at festivals around the world, among them CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, the BFI London Film Festival, Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival in Norway, Doc Aviv in Tel Aviv, the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the Hong Kong International Film Festival.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cThis monumental documentary filters over 30 years of public service broadcasting archive, creating a portrait of how the Middle East conflict was reported in Sweden,\u201d BFI London Film Festival\u2019s Sarah Lutton wrote in the festival program. \u201cG\u00f6ran Hugo Olsson\u2019s epic panorama of violence, disaster and political oration is woven together with reflective sequences that provide an evolving perspective that\u2019s all too timely for the West today.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIsrael Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 is written and directed by G\u00f6ran Hugo Olsson and narrated by actress Pernilla August. Tobias Janson produced the film; co-producers are Asta Dalman for Axel Arn\u00f6\/SVT; Kristina B\u00f6rjeson for Film i V\u00e4st; Miia Haavisto and Marja Pihlaja for Tekele Productions; and Monica Hellstr\u00f6m for Str\u00f6m Pictures.<\/p>\n
\n\tBritta Norell edited the film. The music was composed by Gary Nilsson.<\/p>\n
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