CINEMA SABAYA
by Orit Fouks Rotem
2021 / Israël, Belgium / Hebrew, Arabic
Nine women, Arab and Jewish, take part in a video workshop hosted by Rona, a young film director, who teaches them how to document their lives. With each raw homemade footage shot by the women and shared with the others, the group dynamic forces them to challenge their views and beliefs as they get to know each other and themselves better.
The film is produced in Israël by Maya Fischer, Gal Greenspan and Roi Kurland from Green Productions (Scaffolding, Menashe, Youth, Summer Vacation).
It is coproduced by Aurélien Bodinaux from Neon Rouge in Belgium (Downstream to Kinshasa, The Mercy of the Jungle).
Made with the support of Israeli Film Fund, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, The Weil-Bloch Foundation, The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Israel Film Council and The Ministry of Culture and Sports, The Israel Lottery Council for Culture & Arts and Other Israel.
The film was developed in Jerusalem Film Lab, was selected to IFP/Gotham No Borders, and won the first prize in Cinemarket Haifa FF work in progress by Post Republic.
30.06.2021 | Cannes Market Dailies's blog