Gila Who Walks Alone
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Gila Who Walks Alone
Gila, an Orthodox Jewish woman, struggles to find her own voice inside her family’s crowded apartment. Her road to self-determination goes through a date with a deaf-blind man and a nightly journey by foot to visit her holy mother at the tomb of Rachel the Matriarch – the only holy site in Judaism centered around a female figure.
Festivals and Awards:
Krakow International Film Festival, Krakow Poland, 2022; Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, 2022; Manlleu Film Festival, 2022.
Director: Yuval Shapira
Producer: Alexandra Reveyrand-de Menthon, Aviv Ben Shlush, Roei Zioni, Ori Burg. Co-Producer: Adi Navon
Production Company: Marabout Films, ZOA Productions
Cinematographer: Ilya Marcus
Editor: Shira Hochman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, CNC
Cast: Riki Blich, Bat El Dotan
Script: Yuval Shapira
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: גילה ההולכת לבדה
Category: Identity / Judaism and Jewish Culture / Minorities / People with Disabilities / Women
Tag Words: blind deaf disability Holy Site orthodox Jew Tomb of Rachel the Matriarch
Gila, an Orthodox Jewish woman, struggles to find her own voice inside her family’s crowded apartment. Her road to self-determination goes through a date with a deaf-blind man and a nightly journey by foot to visit her holy mother at the tomb of Rachel the Matriarch – the only holy site in Judaism centered around a female figure.
Festivals and Awards:
Krakow International Film Festival, Krakow Poland, 2022; Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, 2022; Manlleu Film Festival, 2022.
Director: Yuval Shapira
Producer: Alexandra Reveyrand-de Menthon, Aviv Ben Shlush, Roei Zioni, Ori Burg. Co-Producer: Adi Navon
Production Company: Marabout Films, ZOA Productions
Cinematographer: Ilya Marcus
Editor: Shira Hochman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, CNC
Cast: Riki Blich, Bat El Dotan
Script: Yuval Shapira
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: גילה ההולכת לבדה
Category: Identity / Judaism and Jewish Culture / Minorities / People with Disabilities / Women
Tag Words: blind deaf disability Holy Site orthodox Jew Tomb of Rachel the Matriarch
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