24 Hours Jerusalem (series)
Shot simultaneously by 70 crews, this is a portrait of one day in the life of the world's most famous contradictory city and is a multi-level unique experience. Behind the harsh politics of our days lie personal daily routines familiar to all.
Following protagonists from all religions and backgrounds 24 HOURS JERUSALEM is an extraordinary message from the heart of a deeply conflicted region.
More than half of the world population believes Jerusalem to be their religious center. The city is an icon since hundreds of years, and makes the news headlines around the world almost every day. Amongst the symbols and politics, daily life of the city’s diverse inhabitants clamors on, intertwining the stories of Jerusalem.
German TV Award 2014 (Best Doc Series), German TV Academy (Best Producer)
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 6am Ep 1
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
The city awakens. Workers from the surrounding areas have to pass the checkpoints. The market opens. Morning prayers are performed.
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 9:30am Ep 2
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
The first rush hour in Jerusalem is over, adults are at work, kids at school. Restaurants prepare for the lunch hour and at Yad Vashem, work has begun in the archive. Every day routines are followed in the Catholic music school and at th...
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 11:30am Ep 3
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
Thousands of pilgrims visit the holy sites. A political photographer turns paparazzi, the police patrol the market and a very old lady reminisces an eventful life.
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 12:30pm Ep 4
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
A peace activist goes on patrol, the Muezzin calls for midday prayer, Jim Hollander pursues his career as a paparazzi.
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 2pm Ep 5
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
Demonstrations in the refugee camps, a phone call to prison, an investigation into the shooting of a Palestinian. A brother visits the monument of his dead sister.
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 5pm Ep 6
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
Some protagonists visit lost places of childhood and places of catastrophe. A rally is dispersed by police on horseback and a group of women visit the beauty parlour to prepare for a wedding.
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 7:30pm Ep 7
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
The day comes to a close and while some prepare for a night out, others get ready for work.
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 8:30pm Ep 8
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
Performers enter the stage, there is music, stand up comedy. Those who don’t go out, pursue their interests at home. The paramedics attend to their first assignments and the wedding parties begin.
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 11:30pm Ep 9
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
The city is divided between those who can sleep, and those who lie awake at night. Between those who work and those who go out to play.
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24 Hours Jerusalem | 2am Ep 10
Directed by Volker Heise • Documentary • 2014 • 26 minutes
2am in Jerusalem, in the Holy City. Emergency services and police report a quiet night. No skirmishes, hardly any assignments, no fire - a quiet moment in a city of conflicts.
