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“My mom always says that my military service is to blame for everything that has happened to her little girl.” Seven years after completing an IDF course for female combat soldiers, the director returns to the place where, for the first time, she fell in love with a woman – her commanding officer. Over the course of 66 days and nights, the film follows the girls in one of IDF’s most rigorous combat courses and looks at the relationships that develop between girls in an environment subject to strict military codes. The film reveals the mechanism that enables the transformation of 18-year-old girls from daddy’s little girls into fierce, disciplined soldiers. Through the intimate relationship that develops between the director and one of the characters, questions about identity, sexuality and the discovery of femininity arise.
Festivals and Awards:
Complete list of festivals and awards; Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2007; New York LGBT Film Festival, USA, 2008; Special Jury Mention at RIDM, Montreal, Canada, 2008, Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2009; Black Movie Geneva Film Festival, Switzerland, 2010
Director: Hen Lasker
Producer: Edna Kowarsky, Elinor Kowarsky
Production Company: Eden Productions
Cinematographer: Lior Kipod, Hen Lasker
Editor: Sari Ezouz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Reshet TV, Humanistische Omroep The Netherlands, ITVS USA, YLE Finland, SBS Australia, RTSI Switzerland
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: זרעי קיץ
Relevant Links:
On the Israeli Film DatabaseCategory: Identity / Israeli Society / LGBT / Women
Tag Words: army combat Courses femininity homosexuality IDF instructors lesbian LGBT military code relationship sexual identity transformation
“My mom always says that my military service is to blame for everything that has happened to her little girl.” Seven years after completing an IDF course for female combat soldiers, the director returns to the place where, for the first time, she fell in love with a woman – her commanding officer. Over the course of 66 days and nights, the film follows the girls in one of IDF’s most rigorous combat courses and looks at the relationships that develop between girls in an environment subject to strict military codes. The film reveals the mechanism that enables the transformation of 18-year-old girls from daddy’s little girls into fierce, disciplined soldiers. Through the intimate relationship that develops between the director and one of the characters, questions about identity, sexuality and the discovery of femininity arise.
Festivals and Awards:
Complete list of festivals and awards; Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2007; New York LGBT Film Festival, USA, 2008; Special Jury Mention at RIDM, Montreal, Canada, 2008, Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria, 2009; Black Movie Geneva Film Festival, Switzerland, 2010
Relevant Links:
On the Israeli Film DatabaseDirector: Hen Lasker
Producer: Edna Kowarsky, Elinor Kowarsky
Production Company: Eden Productions
Cinematographer: Lior Kipod, Hen Lasker
Editor: Sari Ezouz
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Reshet TV, Humanistische Omroep The Netherlands, ITVS USA, YLE Finland, SBS Australia, RTSI Switzerland
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: זרעי קיץ
Category: Identity / Israeli Society / LGBT / Women
Tag Words: army combat Courses femininity homosexuality IDF instructors lesbian LGBT military code relationship sexual identity transformation