Jew Central- Jewish News for Jewish Professionals - "The Bubble"

"Love, Love Tel Aviv" is the slogan on the T-shirt designed by Lulu that is worn by most of the main characters in Eyton Fox’s latest film, "The Bubble." The T-shirt depicts the yearning for peace, sensitivity, tolerance, and freedom of four young people who live in and around Tel Aviv. The film tries to depict how three Israelis (Lulu, Noam, and Yali) and one Palestinian (Ashraf) try to lead normal lives in Tel Aviv (their bubble) while intolerance and hatred brew around them.

For the first two acts of the film, Fox lets the viewers get to know these four distinct and insightful individuals. We see them try to live peaceful, loving, normal lives. They work, hang out in bars, and form loving relationships. It is as if these four individuals are living in a bubble – untouched by the politics in the region that will eventually "pop" their bubble and touch their lives in a tragic way in the third act. Despite the tragic ending, Fox tries to show the viewer the courage and strength of love to overcome political differences, prejudices, intolerance, and hatred.

"The Bubble" stars Ohad Knoller, Yousef ‘Joe’ Sweid, Daniela Wircer, and Alon Friedmann. There is also a guest appearance from Lior Ashkenazi. All of the actors give strong performances. The writing, directing, and editing (cross-cutting) were powerful throughout the film. Some viewers may find some of the material and references controversial and debatable(heterosexual and homosexual couples and some references to the Holocaust). However, the film touches upon important issues and is certainly worth seeing and discussing with others.

About the Author
Sandy Chertok currently has two short films, which she produced and wrote, circulating on the film festival circuit - the coming of age drama "It's All Relative" and the action packed "Winter Solstice." Besides production, Sandy has received numerous accolades for her writing including: finalist in the Chesterfield Writer's Project Fellowship, finalist in the NBC sponsored Writer's Foundation America's Best Original Sitcom Competition for her pilot "For Pete's Sake," and quarterfinalists in the Cinestory and Austin Film Festival's Screenplay Competitions. She received her BFA with honors from New York University. Sandy is currently developing the feature film 'Babyon Knights' which already has a number of attachments to it. For more information, you can contact Sandy at cinemaprods@yahoo.com