The Invisible Men
Yariv Mozer, Israel, 2012
The Invisible Men tells the untold story of persecuted gay Palestinians who have run away from their families and are now hiding illegally in Tel Aviv. Their stories are told through the film's heroes: Louie, 32 years old, a gay Palestinian who has been hiding in Tel Aviv for the past 8 years; Abdu, 24 years old, who was exposed as gay in Ramallah and then accused of espionage and tortured by Palestinian security forces; Faris, 23 years old, who escaped to Tel Aviv from the West Bank after his family tried to kill him. Their only chance for survival is to seek asylum outside Israel and Palestine and leave their homelands forever behind.
The film is a co-production of Mozer Films LTD. & LEV Pictures
Festivals and Awards:
Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2013
Kashish – Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, 2013
Florence Middle East Now Film Festival, 2013
Toronto Jewish Film Festival, 2013
Programmers Award for Feature Documentary at the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, 2013
New York Other Israel Film Festival, 2012
Vienna Human Rights Film Festival, 2012
The Rome Gender Docu Film Fest, 2012
Vancouver Queer Film Festival, 2012
Oslo Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2012
Berlin Israeli Film Festival, 2012
Saint Petersburg Side by Side LGBT International Film Festival, 2012
The Rome Gender Docu Film Fest, 2012
Oslo Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2012
East Bay Jewish Film Festival, 2012
Ottawa Free Thinking Film Festival, 2012
Special Jury Award at the Doc Aviv Festival, 2012
Best Documentary Feature Award and Best Film Director at the Washington DC Reel Independent Film Extravaganza, 2012
Movies that Matter, Amnesty International Film Festival, The Hague, 2012
Boston LGBT Film Festival, 2012
Outstanding Documentary Feature Award at the Frameline 36 San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, 2012
TLVFest, Tel Aviv's International LGBT Film Festival, 2012
Special Screening for senior US State Department officials, members of Congress, and senators in Washington DC
The Helsinki Refugee Film Festival
Grants & Support:
Ikon TV – the Netherlands
The New Israeli Foundation for Cinema & Television
Yes Duco - Israel
Netherlands Film Fund – the Netherlands