''Unsettled'' is a 2007
documentary feature film
A feature film or feature-length film is a narrative film (motion picture or "movie") with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole presentation in a commercial entertainment program. The term ''feature film'' originall ...
written, directed, and produced by
Adam Hootnick, depicting the experiences of six young
Israeli
Israeli may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel
* Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel
* Modern Hebrew, a language
* ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008
* Guni Israeli ...
adults taking part in the
Gaza disengagement
The Israeli disengagement from Gaza ( he, תוכנית ההתנתקות, ') was the unilateral dismantling in 2005 of the 21 Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip and the evacuation of Israeli settlers and army from inside the Gaza Strip.
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of August, 2005.
Its soundtrack features
Matisyahu
Matthew Paul Miller (born June 30, 1979), known by his stage name Matisyahu (; ), is an American reggae singer, rapper, beatboxer
Beatboxing (also beat boxing) is a form of vocal percussion primarily involving the art of mimicking drum mac ...
and other Israeli and Jewish pop music, and original music by Jon Lee.
The movie had a limited theatrical release and received acclaim at numerous film festivals, such as the
Florida Film Festival
The Florida Film Festival, produced by Enzian Theater in Maitland, Florida, is an annual international film festival.
Overview
The Festival includes narrative and documentary features and shorts, animation, midnight movies, and educational forum ...
and the
Temecula Valley International Film Festival
The Temecula Valley International Film Festival is a film festival held in Temecula Valley, California.
Background
Launched in September 1995 and held, uninterrupted every September until 2011 (later to relaunch in 2014), the festival proclaims i ...
,
most notably winning the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Feature at the
2007 Slamdance Film Festival The 2007 Slamdance Film Festival took place in Park City, Utah from January 18 to January 27, 2007. It was the 13th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival, an alternative to the more mainstream Sundance Film Festival. A full list of films appeari ...
.
References
External links
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''Unsettled'' at slamdance.com
2007 films
Gaza Strip
Documentary films about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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