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    Netflix Signs Worldwide Streaming Rights For ‘Oriented,’ a Docfilm Chronicling The Lives Of Gay Palestinians In Tel Aviv, Slated For Official Release On October 1, 2016

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    'Oriented' is the debut film by British film director and producer Jake Witzenfeld, who spent the past three years living in Tel Aviv filming the everyday lives, conversations and realities of the characters in the film. 
    TEL AVIV -- (SPW) --

    Oriented (2015), a feature documentary film chronicling the lives of gay Palestinians living in Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel, has announced its release for digital steaming on Netflix, available worldwide in twenty-five languages on October 1, 2016. Purchase is also available worldwide on iTunes, Amazon Instant, Bittorrentand DVD. Click each aforementioned platform to purchase or downloadOriented.

    Following a year-long pre-release "engagement tour" of more than 150 film festivals, event-led and community screenings across five continents,Oriented has hit the digital space this summer with iTunes, and now a worldwide release exclusive with Netflix. 

    Described as a "uniquely Middle Eastern spin on a classic coming-of-age tale" by Variety magazine,  and coined as a "refreshingly candid and revelatory documentary" by Dazed & Confusedmagazine, Oriented follows the lives of three Palestinian friends exploring their national and sexual identity in contemporary Tel-Aviv. 

    There's Khader, a nightlife "darling" who lives with his Jewish boyfriend David and their dalmatian Otis; Fadi, an ardent Palestinian nationalist who finds himself falling in love with an Israeli soldier; Naeem, who must gather the courage to come out to his conservative family from a small northern village. Determined to change their reality, the three friends form a non-violent, cultural resistance group called "Qambuta" (Cauliflower) to advocate for sexual and national equality. Meanwhile, a war is brewing.

    Oriented is the debut film by British film director and producer Jake Witzenfeld, who spent the past three years living in Tel Aviv filming the everyday lives, conversations and realities of the characters in the film. Through excursions beyond Tel Aviv to Amman, Jordan and Berlin, Germany, Witzenfeld's camera captures the complexity of Khader, Fadi and Naeem's perspective, both at home and abroad. 

    Oriented is a first release for CONCH Studios. The global rights for Orientedare being represented by PICTURED, a new NY-based distribution company. 
     
    Oriented launched with its world premiere at the Sheffield Doc Festival (UK) and its international premiere at the LA Film Festival (US) in June 2015. Since, the film has opened in New York, London, San Fransisco, Melbourne, Singapore, Amsterdam, Berlin, Stockholm and Islamabad among others. Most recently, the film was screened at the Torino Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, the Chicago Palestine Film Festival and OneWorld Romania where it was awarded "Best Documentary Film."


    To view the official trailer, click here. 
     

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    To host a screening of Oriented in a festival, theater or community space near you, contact 
    collaborate@orientedfilm.com For more information about Oriented, visit www.orientedfilm.com.

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    Media:
    Ross Belfer at Xhibition
    Contact Ross via email
    T: (+972) 54-811-0476
     

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    STORY Director Alison Roberto Finds The “Golden Touch” For New Ferrero Rocher® Holiday Ad Starring Actress Jennifer Love Hewitt

    Wednesday, December 18, 2024
    From the new ad “Add Your Golden Touch,” directed by Alison Roberto of STORY, the full-service production and post-production company with locations in Chicago and Los Angeles, and featuring actress, director, and holiday lover, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

    ‘Tis the season for Ferrero Rocher® candies on your holiday table, as lovingly depicted in the new ad “Add Your Golden Touch,” directed by Alison Roberto of STORY, the full-service production and post-production company with locations in Chicago and Los Angeles, and featuring actress, director, and holiday lover, Jennifer Love Hewitt. The campaign was created by agency Edelman and is currently airing nationally. Click here to see “Add Your Golden Touch” spot. You can also click here to see it on Ferrero Rocher’s website and Instagram. “I have been a big Jennifer Love Hewitt fan my entire life – my best friend and I watched ‘Can’t Hardly Wait’ several hundred times,” Roberto says, ”needless to say, I was excited to work with her. Jennifer was so much fun to be with on set. She’s super ‘real,’ kind, and extremely funny. We had a great day together. She was collaborative and nailed her performances with ease. We bonded while talking about our young sons and the inherent challenges of being a working Mom.” The spot is lit with stunning elegance, bathed in a golden hue that... Read More

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