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Gitai (Amos) film archive
M2266
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Language of Material:
Multiple languages
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Amos Gitai film archive, circa 1980-2014
Creator:
Gitai, Amos, 1950-
Creator:
Agav Films (Firm)
Creator:
Sanselme, Marie-Jose
Identifier/Call Number: M2266
Physical Description:
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
Physical Description:
7 Linear Feet
Print material in 6 boxes, 2 half boxes, 1 flat box, 1 map folder
Physical Description:
3 optical disc(s) (cd)
2 audio CDs + 1 data CD-R re: Klaus Barbie trial
Physical Description:
9.5 gigabyte(s)
2,539 files from Marie-Jose Sanselme related to three films: House (trilogy), Plus Tard, and Tsili
Date (inclusive): 1980-2014
Language of Material: Materials in English, French, Hebrew and Yiddish.
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.
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.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift and purchase from Amos Gitai and Marie-Jose Sanselme; 2017. Accessions MSS 2017-265, 2017-288, 2017-298, and 2017-308.
[identification of item], Amos Gitai film archive (M2266). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California.
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
Amos Gitai Fond: collection of films and documents by Amos Gitai at the Cinematheque, Paris, France (http://www.cineressources.net/repertoires/archives/fonds.php?id=gitai)
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
motion pictures (visual works)
Motion picture producers and directors
Israel
Documentary films
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Human trafficking
Jerusalem -- History -- 20th century
Gitai, Amos, 1950-
Sanselme, Marie-Jose
Clément, Jérôme, 1945-
Moreau, Jeanne, 1928-2017
Arab-Israeli conflict