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Shining Stars 
Israel, 2008 | , 61 min, |
Director: Yael Kipper Zaretzky
Script: Yael Kipper
Producers: Yael Kipper, Yael Shavit
Sponsors: Israel Channel 2, Makor Foundation
Synopsis 


"Maytal", the first film about Maytal, was filmed shortly after the terrorist attack at Dizengoff Center in 1996. Nine years later, I`ve resumed my documentation of Maytal at a point at which her life will once again undergo dramatic change.
About a year and a half following the attack, Maytal separated from her husband. And after years on her own, she decides to commence fertility treatments and to have a child as a single mother.
The treatments, the bouts of anesthesia, the operations under life-threatening conditions; all force Maytal, in a single moment, back to the past.
The physical distress is enormous, but even more trying is coping emotionally not only with the present difficulty but also with what she has repressed since the attack.
The film interlaces with Maytal`s spirit, joining the complex journey down the road of realizing her dream.
 
Awards and Festivals

Awards:
First prize in the feature length category- WeCare Dissability FF, India, 2009
Festivals:
Haifa International Film Festival
DOXA International Documentary FF, Vancouver 2009 (Screening together with "Maytal")
WeCare Dissability FF, India, 2009
Thessaloniki DocMarket 2009
Kos International Health Film Festival, 2009
Friends of Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization Australia, 2010
 
More Credits

Script: Yael Kipper
Co-Production Company: Yael Kipper
Camera: Oded Kimhi
Editor: Tor Ben Meyor
Original Music: Eyal Shechter
Original Language: Hebrew
Subtitles: English
 
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