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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
Category: Art and Culture / Greenhouse Films / Identity / Women
Tag Words: Cinema Cinematheque courage Woman
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
Category: Art and Culture / Greenhouse Films / Identity / Women
Tag Words: Cinema Cinematheque courage Woman
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