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Listen to My Voice

Listen to My Voice

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

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: Avi Levy

Script: Zohar Orian Cohen

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: שמעי קלמי

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

 
Listen to My Voice

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: Avi Levy

Script: Zohar Orian Cohen

Subtitles: Hebrew, English

Film Name in Hebrew: שמעי קלמי

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