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Queen Shoshana
Shoshana Damari was the first Israeli diva. She graced local and international stages, stirring millions with her beguiling voice and spectacular performance. Yet behind the larger-than-life persona and her memorable songs was a woman about whom we know little. She didn’t like to be interviewed and never volunteered details about herself and her family. Hers was the life of a Hollywood legend and she paid the price for it. This is a story about fame and loneliness, acclaim and loss, daring and compromise. For the first time, the woman behind the crown, the cloak and the palace will come to light.
Festivals and Awards:
Opening Film - Docaviv Festival - Israeli Competition, Tel-Aviv Israel, 2021
Director: Kobi Farag, Morris Ben-mayor
Producer: Kobi Farag, Morris Ben-mayor
Production Company: Ben-mayor & Farag
Cinematographer: Roee Farag
Editor: Morris Ben-mayor, Shauly Melamed
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Jonathan Bar-giora
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, HOT8, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
Script: Shauly Melamed, Morris Ben-mayor, Kobi Farag
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: המלכה שושנה
Category: Art and Culture / Israeli Society / Women
Tag Words: Diva fame lonliness performance Shoshana Damari singer
Shoshana Damari was the first Israeli diva. She graced local and international stages, stirring millions with her beguiling voice and spectacular performance. Yet behind the larger-than-life persona and her memorable songs was a woman about whom we know little. She didn’t like to be interviewed and never volunteered details about herself and her family. Hers was the life of a Hollywood legend and she paid the price for it. This is a story about fame and loneliness, acclaim and loss, daring and compromise. For the first time, the woman behind the crown, the cloak and the palace will come to light.
Festivals and Awards:
Opening Film - Docaviv Festival - Israeli Competition, Tel-Aviv Israel, 2021
Director: Kobi Farag, Morris Ben-mayor
Producer: Kobi Farag, Morris Ben-mayor
Production Company: Ben-mayor & Farag
Cinematographer: Roee Farag
Editor: Morris Ben-mayor, Shauly Melamed
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Aldema
Original Soundtrack: Jonathan Bar-giora
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, HOT8, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund
Script: Shauly Melamed, Morris Ben-mayor, Kobi Farag
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: המלכה שושנה
Category: Art and Culture / Israeli Society / Women
Tag Words: Diva fame lonliness performance Shoshana Damari singer