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Nazareth Cinema Lady

The film portrays the story of Safaa Dabour, a religious Muslim from Nazareth, struggling to fulfill her dream of personal independence and to establish a cinematheque in Nazareth, the first of its kind for the Arab population in Israel. Safaa’s father and husband both died while she was still a young mother of two boys and she chose to take charge of her own fate and establish the cinematheque.

Festivals and Awards:

The Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2015, Epos International Art Film Festival, 2016

Director: Nurit Jacobs-Yinon

Producer: Nurit Jacobs-Yinon, Yifat Prestelnik, Zohar Yinon

Production Company: Aluma Films, Yifat Prestelnik Films

Cinematographer: Ron Katzenelson, Ran Aviad, Ron Bavarski

Editor: Ayelet Ofarim, Bracha Zisman Cohen, Limor Pinhasov

Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Greenhouse, The Second Television and Radio Authority, Pais Council for Arts and Culture

Musicians: Mark Eliyahu, Didi Erez

Script: Nurit Jacobs-Yinon

Subtitles: Arabic, English, Hebrew

Film Name in Hebrew: האשה מהסינמטק

The film portrays the story of Safaa Dabour, a religious Muslim from Nazareth, struggling to fulfill her dream of personal independence and to establish a cinematheque in Nazareth, the first of its kind for the Arab population in Israel. Safaa’s father and husband both died while she was still a young mother of two boys and she chose to take charge of her own fate and establish the cinematheque.

Festivals and Awards:

The Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2015, Epos International Art Film Festival, 2016

 

Director: Nurit Jacobs-Yinon

Producer: Nurit Jacobs-Yinon, Yifat Prestelnik, Zohar Yinon

Production Company: Aluma Films, Yifat Prestelnik Films

Cinematographer: Ron Katzenelson, Ran Aviad, Ron Bavarski

Editor: Ayelet Ofarim, Bracha Zisman Cohen, Limor Pinhasov

Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Greenhouse, The Second Television and Radio Authority, Pais Council for Arts and Culture

Musicians: Mark Eliyahu, Didi Erez

Script: Nurit Jacobs-Yinon

Subtitles: Arabic, English, Hebrew

Film Name in Hebrew: האשה מהסינמטק

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