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A Win for Israel at Tribeca Film Festival

JL;DR SUMMARY Israeli director Alma Harel's film 'Bombay Beach' triumphed at New York's Tribeca Film Festival, winning the top award in the documentary feature category along with a $25,000 prize. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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DocumentaryIsraeli FilmWhoopi GoldbergAlma HarelTribeca Film FestivalBombay BeachMichael CeraDor FadlonShort FilmCinematic Awards

Places mentioned

Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Eva Working Title, a short film written and directed by Dor Fadlon of Ramat Gan, also won special mention at Tribeca, where it was shown as a student film."
New York, United States
"The film Bombay Beach by Israeli director Alma Harel took first prize on Thursday at New Yorks Tribeca Film Festival in the category of documentary feature film."

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