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Chutzpa Productions Inc. is a producer of documentary film

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

History

In 1999 Igal Hecht created Chutzpa Productions.. To date Chutzpa Productions Inc. have produced and directed nearly thirty documentaries and dozens of television shows and have provided production support for many others.

Chutzpa Productions released films focusing on Messianic Judaism

Messianic Judaism

Messianic Judaism is a syncretic religious movement that arose in the 1960s and 70s. It blends evangelical Christian theology with elements of Jewish terminology and ritual....

, The Political Jewish Left

Jewish left

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in North America, Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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, the Gaza Disengagement

Israel's unilateral disengagement plan

Israel's unilateral disengagement plan , also known as the "Disengagement plan", "Gaza expulsion plan", and "Hitnatkut", was a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, adopted by the government on June 6, 2004 and enacted in August 2005, to evict all Israelis from the Gaza Strip and from...

, women's rights

Feminism

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in Cambodia and additional films.

Documentaries and narrative films produced by Chutzpa Productions Inc have been broadcast in Canada, the U.S., Europe, Australia and the Middle East

Middle East

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. Some of stations which have showcased the films are CBC's documentary Channel, i-channel, OUTtv

OUTtv

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, OMNI TV, CTS, IBA, Vision-TV, Here-TV, Channel M

Channel m

Channel M is a regional television station, based in Manchester, England. It began broadcasting on 14 February 2000 as Manchester Student Television and is owned and operated by the Guardian Media Group.-Coverage:...

and others.

Films

2010: Mystical Mood (In Production), In the Name of the Messiah (in Post-production
Post-production
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)
2009: My Unit, Shunned, Faith Singers, 35 Acers, GTP
2008: My Flag, Banished, Shield of Solomon,
2007: In the Shadow of the Messiah, Israeli Night Life
2007: Journey of Miracles, Pride, March of the Living
March of the Living
The March of the Living, is an annual educational program which brings students from around the world to Poland, where they explore the remnants of the Holocaust...
2006: Disengaging Democracy, Streets of Jerusalem, Before 8(produced by Fist full of fire pictures)
2005: Not In My Name, Qassam, Lessons in Fear (Produced by Tamarack Productions)
2004: The Chosen People, Three, Highway6
2003: Parted, YID
2002: E-llusions (Theatrical Play)
2001: Camels of Nahor
2000: In The Movies
1999: Voices of Israel

Film festivals

Films by Chutzpa Productions have appeared in many Jewish Film Festivals across the World:

Detroit Jewish Film Festival (2005)
Jewish Eye Film Festival (2004)
Jewish Film Days in Jerusalem Festival (2003)
New York Jewish Film Festival (2006)
San Diego Jewish Film Festival (2009)
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (2004)
Seattle Jewish Film Festival (2005)
Toronto Jewish Film Festival (2008, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2003)
Moving Image Film Festival (2008)
Vancouver Jewish Film Festival (2005, 2004)
Warsaw Jewish Film Festival (2008, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003)
Washington Jewish Film Festival (2004).

Appearances at other festivals:

2009: Pan Africa Film Festival, Cape Winseland International Film Festival in South Africa
2008: Rhode Island International film festival, Moving Image Film Festival
2007: Inside and Out GLBTQ
LGBT
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Film Festival, Reel Out! Halifax GLBTQ Film Festival,
2006: National Film Board of Canada’s emerging director’s series. Screened at Harvard University.
2005: Ann Arbour Film Festival, Darom Film Festival

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