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Sister Wife
This is the story of Tsiporra Bat Israel, a member of the Black Hebrew Community of Dimona. After twenty one years of marriage she wakes up one morning to learn that her husband, Hazriel, is marrying a second wife, fourteen years her junior, as part of the polygamy tradition of the Black Hebrews. This film attempts to understand how two women can share one husband. How much pain does it inflict upon them? How much feminine wisdom is needed to cope with the situation? Will Tsippora and Arela ever be able to build a bond of sisterhood between them? How much choice do they really have? This is a film by women about women, who live in an unusual community, yet at the same time it reflects the experiences shared by women everywhere.
Festivals and Awards:
IDFA, The Netherlands, 2000; FIPA, Biarritz, France, 2000; Special Mention in the Culture and Society Section at the San Francisco Film Festival, USA, 2001; HotDocs, Canada, 2001; Chicago Film Festival, USA, 2001; Amiens Film Festival, 2001, Banff, 2001
Director: Timna Goldstein, Hadar Kleinman
Producer: Marek Rozenbaum
Production Company: Transfax Film Production Ltd.
Cinematographer: Yoram Ivri, Philippe Bellaiche, Uri Ackerman
Editor: Ami Tir
Supporter(s): A Production of "the Joint Social Fund" established by The New Fund for Cinema and Television and the Second Television and Radio Authority, Keshet Foundation
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: אישה אחות
Relevant Links:
On Seventh Art ReleasingCategory: Family / Identity / Minorities / Religion / Women
Tag Words: Black Hebrew community Dimona polygamy women
This is the story of Tsiporra Bat Israel, a member of the Black Hebrew Community of Dimona. After twenty one years of marriage she wakes up one morning to learn that her husband, Hazriel, is marrying a second wife, fourteen years her junior, as part of the polygamy tradition of the Black Hebrews. This film attempts to understand how two women can share one husband. How much pain does it inflict upon them? How much feminine wisdom is needed to cope with the situation? Will Tsippora and Arela ever be able to build a bond of sisterhood between them? How much choice do they really have? This is a film by women about women, who live in an unusual community, yet at the same time it reflects the experiences shared by women everywhere.
Festivals and Awards:
IDFA, The Netherlands, 2000; FIPA, Biarritz, France, 2000; Special Mention in the Culture and Society Section at the San Francisco Film Festival, USA, 2001; HotDocs, Canada, 2001; Chicago Film Festival, USA, 2001; Amiens Film Festival, 2001, Banff, 2001
Relevant Links:
On Seventh Art ReleasingDirector: Timna Goldstein, Hadar Kleinman
Producer: Marek Rozenbaum
Production Company: Transfax Film Production Ltd.
Cinematographer: Yoram Ivri, Philippe Bellaiche, Uri Ackerman
Editor: Ami Tir
Supporter(s): A Production of "the Joint Social Fund" established by The New Fund for Cinema and Television and the Second Television and Radio Authority, Keshet Foundation
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: אישה אחות
Category: Family / Identity / Minorities / Religion / Women
Tag Words: Black Hebrew community Dimona polygamy women