On 1929 the German airship, the Graf Zeppelin LZ-129, made its first "orient tour"; departed from Freidrichshafen, entered Palestine over Haifa bay, then circled above Palestine for few hours before returning to its base. This event, though extremely attractive, both from air and ground, was hardly documented. In the "near east" album, Effi and Amir reconstruct the historical event based on facts and fantasies. The 2-sides structure is used to tell a 2-sided story, "side A" takes the local point of view and "side B", the passengers’.
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