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Her Name Was Zehava

Her Name Was Zehava

Zehava, a young trans woman, was denied asylum by Israel and repeatedly imprisoned due to her “second-class” status as a Palestinian. She fled from the West Bank to Israel after surviving sex trafficking and attempted murder—only to face new obstacles as an undocumented, homeless Palestinian, with the constant threat of deportation.

In her perilous journey amid the conflict, Zehava tries to navigate the multiple layers of oppression and discrimination converging on her intersecting identities.

Director: Tamar Baruch

Producer: Tamar Baruch

Cinematographer: Tulik Galon, Tamar Baruch

Editor: Yael Perlov

Soundtrack Editor: Keren Or Biton

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Other Israel Film Festival Fund

Subtitles: English, Hebrew

Film Name in Hebrew: קראו לה זהבה

Zehava, a young trans woman, was denied asylum by Israel and repeatedly imprisoned due to her “second-class” status as a Palestinian. She fled from the West Bank to Israel after surviving sex trafficking and attempted murder—only to face new obstacles as an undocumented, homeless Palestinian, with the constant threat of deportation.

In her perilous journey amid the conflict, Zehava tries to navigate the multiple layers of oppression and discrimination converging on her intersecting identities.

 
Her Name Was Zehava

Director: Tamar Baruch

Producer: Tamar Baruch

Cinematographer: Tulik Galon, Tamar Baruch

Editor: Yael Perlov

Soundtrack Editor: Keren Or Biton

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, Other Israel Film Festival Fund

Subtitles: English, Hebrew

Film Name in Hebrew: קראו לה זהבה

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