Amos Gitai's trilogy "House"

House, Israel 1979, 16 mm, 51 min, b&w

A House in Jerusalem, 1998, 35 mm, 87 min, b&w

News from Home/News from House, 2005, video, 97 min, color^

Amos Gitai, born in Haifa in 1950 as the grandchild of Russian immigrants, is considered the most important Israeli filmmaker. His “House” series covers a period of 26 years, more than a quarter-century of Palestinian-Israeli relations. Gitai, who studied architecture, takes a house in West Jerusalem, its current and former owners, and their neighbors as a mirror for a whole society. The key to this house becomes a symbol.