General Information

Synopsis

Orthodox teacher and wigmaker, Ruchama and Tikva, embark on a journey to fulfill their dream of making movies within their closed society.
Ruchama is writing and producing her first film while Tikva prepares for her first acting role. Like other orthodox women who in recent years have started making films for strictly female audiences, they feel a strong need to express themselves despite strict rabbinical censorship. A delicate portrait of women trying to break new ground as artists in a patriarchal world where they are to raise children and be the breadwinners. Will they find freedom in their art? How will they sound their voice within a strict world of limitations and prohibitions?

Article by Renee Ghert-Zand in The Jewish Daily Forward (2011)

Awards & Festivals

Awards:

Winner of best Documentary at the Rehovot International Women's Film Festival 2011 (Jury remarks)

Festivals:

Fipa Biarritz International Film Festival, 2012
UK Jewsih Film Festival- Limmud 2011
International Women's Film Festival, Israel 2011

UK Jewish Film Festival 2011
Religion Today International Film Festival, Italy 2011
International Exile Film Festival, Sweden
Docaviv Galil 2011
Rehovot International Women's Film Festival 2011
Official Selection Docaviv International Film Festival 2011

Credits

Directors: Efrat Shalom Danon
Producer: Yifat Prestelnik
Cinematographer: Avigail Sperber
Editor: Gili A. Danon
Sound designer: Shmulik Noifeld

Original Language: Hebrew
Subtitles: English 

Quotes

"Efrat Shalom Danon has created an exelent documentary offering hope and despair" Moran Sharir, Haaretz

ים של עדינות ועשייה דוקומנטרית במיטבה" קובי אריאלי, גל"צ

a beautiful, poetic cinematic portrait...This film is artistic, clever, touching and thought-provoking about the power of art and the power of dreams." Sahara Blau, Walla!

"A delicate and poetic film offering a rare documentary glimpse into the complex world of female orthodox filmmakers." Sagui Ben-Nun , Maariv

"The idea of orthodox women filmmakers may sound like an oxymoron, but they do exist. Director Efrat Shalom Danon shines a surprising spotlight on this phenomenon in her meticulous directorial debut." Nachum Mohiach, HaBama

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