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Breaking Glass Pictures has signed a deal with Lucas Documentaries to release an extended director's cut DVD of Undressing Israel, a compelling and thoughtful film that has proven to be quite popular on the film fest circuit since its debut at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.

That's right. It is true. Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land arrives on home video on November 26th and should be considered an absolute "must" for anyone seriously involved in LGBT issues or who simply wants to enjoy a well made film about an aspect of Israeli life that is very seldom revealed.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Israel are considered the most developed in the Middle East and among the most developed in Asia. We have to make space for everyone.” One standout contributor is gay Persian-Jewish woman whose haunting oil-on-paper portraits of Israeli gay men are tender, reverent, and deeply intimate.

When most people think of Israel, they think in terms like military conflict or ancient religion. The Israeli LGBT movement has not embraced feminism (in fact, sexism and tensions between gay men and lesbians are both quite prevalent), and until recently, the stories men gay of gay Arabs in the community was neglected, reflecting the wider society’s israel to Israel’s Arab minority men 20 percent of Israel’s population).

[2][3][4][5][6][7] Although same-sex sexual activity was legalized in[8] the former law against sodomy had not been enforced against consenting adults following a directive from the Attorney General in and a Supreme Court. These extras add up to quite the bonus for an otherwise modestly timed minute documentary.

Film Submission Guidelines Affiliate Disclosure. Lucas, who is already working to raise funds for his next film centered around Russia's campaign of evil and their gay community, wisely avoids adding unnecessary artistic distractions in favor of allowing Undressing Israel to focus on the vibrancy of Israel and the involving stories of those who are featured in the film.

Undressing Israel: Gay Men in the Promised Land features interviews with an incredibly diverse group of local men including a gay member of Israel's parliament, a trainer who served openly in the army, a young Arab-Israel journalist, and a pair of dads raising their children.

While being gay is punishable by death in some African and Mideast nations, it has been legal since in Israel, a fact that may conflict with many who envision the Jewish state as a hotbed of conservatism and orthodoxy.

We've curated our favorite pics of ordinary gay men from Haifa, Israel. Indeed, Lucas undresses Israel. Their only chance for survival is to seek asylum outside Israel and Palestine. There is, however, much more to the Jewish state than simply missiles and prayers.

With his debut documentary, adult-film entrepreneur and political columnist Michael Lucas joins Tel Aviv filmmaker Yariv Mozer in examining a side of Israel that is too often overlooked - its thriving and very legal gay community.

Lucas visits Tel Aviv's vibrant nightlife scene and even attends a same-sex wedding. Gay Palestinian men Louie, Abdu, and Fares are hiding out in Tel Aviv, living under the radar until they can escape. It says quite a bit about the quality of the film that the major complaint about the film is, in fact, that it could have easily run for another half hour or so without ever wearing out its welcome.