Cinema Sabaya (2021)
3.8 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 32min
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- Synopsis:
A group of Arab and Jewish women attend a video workshop at a small town community center run by Rona (Dana Ivgy, Zero Motivation), a young filmmaker from Tel Aviv, who teaches them to document their lives. As each student shares footage from her home life with the others, their beliefs and preconceptions are challenged and barriers are broken down. The group comes together as mothers, daughters, wives, and women living in a world designed to keep them apart, forming an empowering and lasting bond as they learn more about each other... and themselves. Inspired by writer-director Orit Fouks Rotem's own experiences as a teacher, 'Cinema Sabaya' presents a deft and heartfelt portrait of art's capacity to unite disparate communities, moving effortlessly between the gravity of their conversations and the genuine joy of this unlikely group of friends. Israel's Official Submission to the 95th Academy Awards and winner of five Ophir Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress (Joanna Said). - Actors:
- Liora Levi, Aseel Farhat, Orit Samuel, Marlene Bajali, Yulia Tagil, Ruth Landau, Amal Murkus, Joanna Said, Dana Ivgy, Khawlah Hag-Debsy, Mika Aharon, Jihad Babai, Mochammad Bilal, Khalil Borak, Omima Borak, Tevesh Eliahu, Alexandra Granin, Emily Granin, Marina Turenko, Yariv Zadok
- Directors:
- Orit Fouks Rotem
- Producers:
- Maya Fischer, Gal Greenspan, Roi Kurland
- Writers:
- Orit Fouks Rotem
- Genres:
- Drama
- Countries:
- Israel