Death in the Terminal

2016 Israeli film

Death in the Terminal

Directed by| Tali Shemesh
Asaf Sudri

Release date

* 2016 (2016)

Running time

| 52 minutes
Country| Israel

Death in the Terminal is a 2016 Israeli Rashomon style documentary film by Tali Shemesh and Asaf Sudri, recounting the events of the October 2015 Beersheva bus station shooting.

## Synopsis

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The film reconstructs the first 18 minutes after the shooting, when an Eritrean refugee was mistaken for a terrorist, shot by a security guard and beaten by bystanders.[1] Security camera footage is inter-cut with eyewitness interviews and video from mobile phones.[2] However, the film does not reveal until two-thirds of the way through that the man on the ground is innocent,[3] leaving the audience to assume until then that he is the terrorist.[3]

## Production

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The film is directed by Tali Shemesh and Asaf Sudry.[4][5] The security footage used was not released by the Israeli authorities, but was leaked to the filmmakers.[6] The film was produced by filmmaker Alma Har'el in partnership with YesDocu,[5] and executive produced by Megan Ellison and Mark Boal through his film and television production company Page 1.[4][2]

## Release

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The film aired on Israeli TV in 2016.[3] The United States rights were acquired by First Look Media in early 2017 and it was released on Buzzfeed News and Topic.com on 6 September 2017.[5]

## Awards

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The film won Best Picture, Best Original Score and Best Director at the 2016 Tel Aviv DocAviv Festival.[7] It won an Audience Award and Best Mid-length documentary at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto.[4] The film also won Best Mid Length Documentary at the 2016 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam[8] and Best Documentary under 60 minutes at the 2016 Ophir Awards.[4][9][10]

## References

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1. ^ Artsy, Avishay (30 August 2017). "Violence, distrust erupt in Israeli film 'Death in the Terminal'". Jewish Journal. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
2. ^ a b Galuppo, Mia (31 August 2017). "First Look Media's Topic and BuzzFeed News are partnering for the release of the Annapurna and Mark Boal-produced doc". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
3. ^ a b c Rosenberg, Yair (8 September 2017). "'Death in the Terminal' Reveals the Collateral Corruption of Terrorism". Tablet Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
4. ^ a b c d McNary, Dave (10 May 2017). "Megan Ellison-Mark Boal Terrorism Documentary 'Death in the Terminal' Lands at Topic". Variety. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
5. ^ a b c Ramos, Dino-Ray (31 August 2017). "'Death In The Terminal': First Look Media's Topic Teams With BuzzFeed To Release Award-Winning Documentary". Deadline. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
6. ^ Shemesh, Tali; Sudry, Asaf (6 September 2017). "How Two Filmmakers Confronted Their Biggest Fear With a Documentary". Indie Wire. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
7. ^ Anderman, Nirit (27 May 2016). "Film About Be'er Sheva Terror Attack Wins Best Picture Award". Haaretz. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
8. ^ Ritchie, Kevin (23 November 2016). "Zaradasht Ahmed's "Nowhere To Hide" wins top prize at IDFA". Real Screen. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
9. ^ Lodderhouse, Diana (10 May 2017). "First Look Media's Topic Acquires U.S. Rights To Doc 'Death In The Terminal'". Deadline. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
10. ^ "Sand Storm shines at the Ophir Awards". Cineuropa. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2017.

## External links

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* Death in the Terminal at IMDb

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