"Precious Life" Wins Award

The documentary PRECIOUS LIFE won the award for “Best Documentary” at the 2010 Israeli Film Academy’s Ophir Awards in Jerusalem.  The film was directed by Israeli broadcast journalist Shlomi Eldar and produced by Ehud Bleiberg of Bleiberg Entertainment and Yoav Ze’evi.

The film, which premiered at the 2010 Telluride Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival, was acquired by HBO and will premiere on the network in 2011.  PRECIOUS LIFE will next be seen at the Hamptons International Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Israel Film Festival and AFI Film Festival.

PRECIOUS LIFE tells the story of Mohammad Abu Mustaffa, a four-month-old Palestinian boy from Gaza who was born without an immune system and requires a bone marrow transplant, which can only be done in an Israeli hospital.  A desperate plea from his doctor leads Israeli journalist Shlomi Eldar to document this complex and touching story of Israeli and Palestinian doctors’ attempt to save Mohammad’s life.  The film explores the challenges and prejudices that must be overcome when officials from conflicting nations attempt to put aside their differences for a noble cause.