“Devastating, resonant.”
— Film Journal International
The Oslo Diaries
by Mor Loushy & Daniel Sivan • 2018 • 94’, 52’, 43’ & 3 x 58’ • Israel / Canada
Credits
Directors:
Mor Loushy
Daniel Sivan
Producers:
Hilla Medalia
Ina Fichman
In 1992, with Israeli-Palestinian relations at an all-time low and any communication punishable with jail time, a small group of Israelis and Palestinians gathered in Oslo — secretly and against the law. Although the meetings that came to be known as The Oslo Accords changed the Middle East forever, they were never officially sanctioned and were chronicled only by the negotiators’ diaries.
Featuring never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews with key players — including the last on-camera conversation with former Israeli president Shimon Peres — the film recounts a geopolitical story, with a narrative voice that is personal and philosophical. Although politics ultimately doomed The Oslo Accords, the story’s end for the people of Israel and Palestine remains unwritten.
Awards & Festivals
News & Documentary Emmy Awards 2019
– Outstanding Historical Documentary [Nominee]
Sundance 2018 [World Premiere]
– Grand Jury Prize [Nominee]
Hot Docs 2018
– Audience Award [Nominee]
Jerusalem Film Festival 2018
– Wolgin Award, Best Israeli Documentary [Nominee]
Seattle film Festival 2018
UK Jewish Film Festival 2018
Vancouver Film Festival 2018
Reviews
“Engrossing and thorough.”
— POV Magazine
“Dreams of Mideast peace animate this fine doc.”
— The Hollywood Reporter
“A story that is heartening and heartbreaking by turn.”
— LA Times
“[This] devastating, resonant documentary… succeeds by sticking with its subject well past the flashbulb-signing ceremony.”
— Film Journal International
Filmmaker’s Biography
Mor Loushy is an award-winning Israeli director. Her debut film, ISRAEL LTD (2009), premiered at IDFA and was broadcast worldwide. Her previous documentary, CENSORED VOICES (2015), won an Ophir Award for best documentary and premiered at Sundance 2015 and screened at BFI London, Berlinale 2015, IDFA 2015, and released theatrically worldwide.
Daniel Sivan is an award-winning Israeli director/producer known for his critical social-political documentaries. His works include CENSORED VOICES (Sundance 2015, Berlinale 2015, BFI), short doc OFFSIDE (Tribeca 2005, IDFA 2005), and THE PATRIOT. He recently edited DEATH IN THE TERMINAL (executive produced by Mark Boal and Megan Ellison) — winner of an Ophir Award and a HotDocs best mid-length documentary award.
