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Mother and daughter try to renew a relationship that was broken in the shadow of childhood trauma. Armed with a camera, the director returns to her childhood home in search of recognition. Between bags of clothes that her mother has been collecting for her, the generation and memory gaps are revealed. Despite the mental distance between them, they share a need for love and closeness. A strong, poignant and uncompromising portrait of the consequences of sexual abuse within the family. The filmmaker reveals her personal story with painful honesty and directs her camera at her mother who failed in her role.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Documentary - South Cinema Festival, Sderot Israel, 2022; Special Mention - The Jerusalem Women Film Festival, 2023; Best Student Film - The Documentary Forum Awards, 2024
Director: Zohar Orian Cohen
Producer: Zohar Orian Cohen
Production Company: School of Audio and Visual Arts Sapir College
Cinematographer: Zohar Orian Cohen
Editor: Zohar Orian Cohen
Soundtrack Editor: Itzik Cohen
Original Soundtrack: Lishay Mevorach Baranes
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Musicians: Lishay Mevorach Baranes
Colourist / Online Editor: Avi Levy
Script: Zohar Orian Cohen
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: שמעי קלמי
Category: Aliyah / Borders and Periphery / Children and Youth / Family / Identity / Immigration / Student Films / Women
Tag Words: Generational Gaps Immigration mother-daughter relationship sexual abuse trauma
Mother and daughter try to renew a relationship that was broken in the shadow of childhood trauma. Armed with a camera, the director returns to her childhood home in search of recognition. Between bags of clothes that her mother has been collecting for her, the generation and memory gaps are revealed. Despite the mental distance between them, they share a need for love and closeness. A strong, poignant and uncompromising portrait of the consequences of sexual abuse within the family. The filmmaker reveals her personal story with painful honesty and directs her camera at her mother who failed in her role.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Documentary - South Cinema Festival, Sderot Israel, 2022; Special Mention - The Jerusalem Women Film Festival, 2023; Best Student Film - The Documentary Forum Awards, 2024
Director: Zohar Orian Cohen
Producer: Zohar Orian Cohen
Production Company: School of Audio and Visual Arts Sapir College
Cinematographer: Zohar Orian Cohen
Editor: Zohar Orian Cohen
Soundtrack Editor: Itzik Cohen
Original Soundtrack: Lishay Mevorach Baranes
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Musicians: Lishay Mevorach Baranes
Colourist / Online Editor: Avi Levy
Script: Zohar Orian Cohen
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: שמעי קלמי
Category: Aliyah / Borders and Periphery / Children and Youth / Family / Identity / Immigration / Student Films / Women
Tag Words: Generational Gaps Immigration mother-daughter relationship sexual abuse trauma
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