Mori – Shabazi’s Riddle
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Mori – Shabazi’s Riddle
Only four biographical details are known about Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. We do not have any drawings describing his features. However, it seems that 400 years after his birth, Shabazi is still an extremely popular poet who continues to live the hearts of an entire community. Who was Shabazi? A poet who committed filicide? Maybe a wedding singer looking for alms? Perhaps a fundamentalist Kabbalah scholar? An author whose primary influences came from Islam? Director Israela Sha’ar Meoded tries to answer these questions and embarks on a surprising and imaginative journey in the footsteps of the greatest poet of Jewish Yemen, who wrote over 800 poems, combining Arabic and Hebrew – a poet who has become a legend.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2018
Director: Israela Sha’ar Meoded
Producer: Yair Qedar, Itay Barkan
Production Company: Yair Qedar the Hebrews
Cinematographer: Daniel Kedem
Editor: Oron Adar
Soundtrack Editor: Gil Toren
Original Soundtrack: Avi Beleli
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Kan Israel Public TV, Avi Chai Foundation. Gesher Film Fund, The Israeli Film Service
Colourist / Online Editor: Dima Lidchov
Visual Effects: Erez Gavish
Script: Israela Sha’ar Meoded
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: מורי - חידת שבזי
Category: Art and Culture / Borders and Periphery / Identity / Religion
Tag Words: Filicide Islam Jewish Yemenite culture Judaism Kabbalah Poet poetry Rabbi Shalom Shabazy Yemen
Only four biographical details are known about Rabbi Shalom Shabazi. We do not have any drawings describing his features. However, it seems that 400 years after his birth, Shabazi is still an extremely popular poet who continues to live the hearts of an entire community. Who was Shabazi? A poet who committed filicide? Maybe a wedding singer looking for alms? Perhaps a fundamentalist Kabbalah scholar? An author whose primary influences came from Islam? Director Israela Sha’ar Meoded tries to answer these questions and embarks on a surprising and imaginative journey in the footsteps of the greatest poet of Jewish Yemen, who wrote over 800 poems, combining Arabic and Hebrew – a poet who has become a legend.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2018
Director: Israela Sha’ar Meoded
Producer: Yair Qedar, Itay Barkan
Production Company: Yair Qedar the Hebrews
Cinematographer: Daniel Kedem
Editor: Oron Adar
Soundtrack Editor: Gil Toren
Original Soundtrack: Avi Beleli
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Kan Israel Public TV, Avi Chai Foundation. Gesher Film Fund, The Israeli Film Service
Colourist / Online Editor: Dima Lidchov
Visual Effects: Erez Gavish
Script: Israela Sha’ar Meoded
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: מורי - חידת שבזי
Category: Art and Culture / Borders and Periphery / Identity / Religion
Tag Words: Filicide Islam Jewish Yemenite culture Judaism Kabbalah Poet poetry Rabbi Shalom Shabazy Yemen