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The documentary film 'The Abundance of Life' probes, without comment, into life in the year 2013. It embarks on a contemporary and historical tracking to record the psycho-social condition of a country and its people. In an interplay of social expressions such as transport, agriculture, energy, architecture, the individual needs for recreation as well as sports, consumerism and religion it maps out a panorama of the abundance of life. The portrait that emerges evokes questions about the consciousness of life that is expressed, the framework of the society which shows its traces and ultimately the meaning of life itself.

This documentary takes us back to the Israeli War on Gaza in 2009, code named; Operation Cast Lead. It illustrates, very clearly, the devastation of children and their schools being attacked in this war. It profiles five sisters who were killed while they were sleeping, And three kids who were attacked with two F16 rockets while taking out the garbage at their home and the attack of an American school in Gaza. Both of the families speak about memories of their children and the dreams they had before this planned war effort and how difficult it is to continue in their lives without their children. Despite their tragedy they believe that there is still hope for solutions other than the killing of innocent people.

In 2011, the Libyan people are forced to live with the consequences of a conflict. With exclusive footage of the siege of the rebel stronghold of Qaddafi 'Bab al Aziziya'.

Fifteen-year-old Naka is an anomaly. An honor student in the Northern Israeli town of Nahariya, she glides through Hebrew, English and Arabic fluently, sings in a band, spends too much time on Facebook and dreams of attending the Army high school in preparation for military service. But she is not Israeli. Naka and her family are part of a community of 700 South Sudanese refugees living in Israel since 2007. They are the survivors of the largest genocide since the Holocaust. But in 60 days, she faces deportation back to her war-torn country. Their fate will create an unprecedented fracture in Israeli society. For the first time, Israel has to violently face the mirror of its own History as a people of refugees themselves.

Bill's THUD a journey home is one man's journey that becomes the journey of all Vietnam veterans. A war that was tragic in so many ways is remembered by the soldiers that were forgotten, ignored and even ridiculed. The Red River Queen, the F-105 Thunder Chief, becomes the symbol for Vietnam Veterans to remember and tell their unique story as the plane is moved across the United States to become a monument for all Vietnam Veterans.