Desert Tested (Susita)

  • Archive - Festival 36
  • Director: Avi Weissblei
  • Israel 2020
  • 65 minutes
  • Hebrew
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Produced with the support of Yes Docu, The New Fund for Cinema and TV

 

For many years Susita car was considered a groundbreaking Israeli invention that had put Israel on the global map. The young State of Israel was convinced it had started a revolution. The car, with its fiberglass shell, brought glory to the State. Today, five decades later, it is time to reveal the unbelievable story: the story about one man that believed SUSITA would change the world.

Filmography: The Assassination (2018), The Ceremony (2014), A State behind the Scenes (2010).

 

Video talk with the director


  • Director Avi Weissblei
  • Production Avi Weissblei
  • Script Avi Weissblei
  • Cinematography Rotem Yaron
  • Editing Avi Weissblei
  • Music Amit Poznansky
  • Sound Design Erez Eyni Shavit
  • Source Aim Films