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After a decade of silence, the director returns to her ultra-orthodox home, uncovering a hidden family archive that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. The journey challenges her life, offering a complex tale of self-discovery and redefining the meaning of family in a compelling exploration of hidden pasts, roots, and personal narratives.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2025
Director: Bar Mayer
Producer: Haggai Arad, Aharon Peer, Elad Peleg, Britt Beyer
Production Company: Daroma Productions
Cinematographer: Bar Mayer
Editor: Noit Geva
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Adi Rennert
Supporter(s): THE New Israeli Film Fund, Yes Docu, Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, MiDarom Film Fund , Mifal HaPayis, Arte
Script: Bar Mayer, Noit Geva
Film Name in Hebrew: חוזרת
Category: Family / History / Identity
Tag Words: Archive Bar Mayer Family family secret herritage home photography poetic cinema poetic journey roots Ultra Orthodox
After a decade of silence, the director returns to her ultra-orthodox home, uncovering a hidden family archive that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. The journey challenges her life, offering a complex tale of self-discovery and redefining the meaning of family in a compelling exploration of hidden pasts, roots, and personal narratives.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2025
Director: Bar Mayer
Producer: Haggai Arad, Aharon Peer, Elad Peleg, Britt Beyer
Production Company: Daroma Productions
Cinematographer: Bar Mayer
Editor: Noit Geva
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Adi Rennert
Supporter(s): THE New Israeli Film Fund, Yes Docu, Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, MiDarom Film Fund , Mifal HaPayis, Arte
Script: Bar Mayer, Noit Geva
Film Name in Hebrew: חוזרת
Category: Family / History / Identity
Tag Words: Archive Bar Mayer Family family secret herritage home photography poetic cinema poetic journey roots Ultra Orthodox





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