Amos Gitai film archive, circa 1980-2014, 1980-2014

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Summary

Creators:
Gitai, Amos, 1950-, Agav Films (Firm), and Sanselme, Marie-Jose
Extent:
17 hard drive(s) (external) 1) Promised Land (Terre promise) 2002-2004; 2) Free Zone 2004-2005; 3) Disengagement 2005-2007; 4) One Day You Will Understand (Plus tard, tu comprendras) 2007-2008; 5) Home (documentary trilogy: House [1980] - A House in Jerusalem [1998] - News from home, News from House [2001]); 6) Tsili 2008-2014, 7 Linear Feet Print material in 6 boxes, 2 half boxes, 1 flat box, 1 map folder, 3 optical disc(s) (cd) 2 audio CDs + 1 data CD-R re: Klaus Barbie trial, and 9.5 gigabyte(s) 2,539 files from Marie-Jose Sanselme related to three films: House (trilogy), Plus Tard, and Tsili
Language:
Multiple languages and Materials in English, French, Hebrew and Yiddish.
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Amos Gitai film archive (M2266). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials consist of physical and digital files related to six of Amos Gitai's films, which have been organized into 6 series: Series 1. Promised Land, Series 2. Free Zone, Series 3. Disengagement, Series 4. One Day You'll Understand, Series 5. Home (triology), and Series 6. Tsili. Series 5 is further divided into the three films: House, House in Jerusalem, News from Home/News from House.

Biographical / historical:

Amos Gitai (born 1950) is an Israeli filmmaker. His films, both documentaries as well as feature length films, are on topics on topics of the Middle East and the Jewish-Arab conflict and the Holocaust in Europe and beyond. Gitai has been invited to enter, among others, the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, and he has received several prestigious prizes for his work.

For more information, please see http://www.amosgitai.com/html/home.asp

Acquisition information:
Gift and purchase from Amos Gitai and Marie-Jose Sanselme; 2017. Accessions MSS 2017-265, 2017-288, 2017-298, and 2017-308.
Processing information:

The digital portion of the Amos Gitai film archive was received on 17 external hard drives. Disk images of the hard drives were created using Forensic ToolKit and were scanned for personally identifiable information using Identity Finder. Digital files are being processed for researcher access by film title.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

The physical portion of the collection is open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Digital materials related to the films One Day You'll Understand (Plus tard, tu comprendras), Tsili, and the House trilogy have been processed and are open for research; still images and text documents are available through SearchWorks at https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/12142651, while video files and Final Cut Pro projects are available as previews via SearchWorks, and in full in the Department of Special Collections. The remaining digital portion of the collection is CLOSED until processing is complete.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Amos Gitai film archive (M2266). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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