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Tarab
The Journey of author Eli Amir and Filmmaker Boris Mafstir in search of identity and memory. Boris Maftsir sets out to trace the memories and personal identity of his friend Eli, and in the process encounters his own buried memories from the distant past in the Former Soviet Union. TARAB is a heightened spiritual and sensual state induced by Arabic music. TARAB is the music that ‘Fuad Elias’ heard as a young boy in Baghdad before becoming the renowned and respected Israeli author, Eli Amir. And TARAB is also the way in which Maftsir gains entry into the inner world of his eldest daughter Orit, one of the world’s most well known belly dancers.
Director: Boris Maftsir
Producer: Zvi Shefi
Production Company: Zvi Shefi Productions
Cinematographer: Yoram Millo, Ron Calderon
Editor: Lilia Zvakevnekal Alexander
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Channel 1 - Israel Broadcasting Authority, Pais Council for Arts and Culture
Script: Eli Amir, Boris Maftsir
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: טאראב
Category: Art and Culture / Family / Identity
Tag Words: Arabic author Eli Amir former Soviet Union Fuad Elias Journey Music Soviet Union
The Journey of author Eli Amir and Filmmaker Boris Mafstir in search of identity and memory. Boris Maftsir sets out to trace the memories and personal identity of his friend Eli, and in the process encounters his own buried memories from the distant past in the Former Soviet Union. TARAB is a heightened spiritual and sensual state induced by Arabic music. TARAB is the music that ‘Fuad Elias’ heard as a young boy in Baghdad before becoming the renowned and respected Israeli author, Eli Amir. And TARAB is also the way in which Maftsir gains entry into the inner world of his eldest daughter Orit, one of the world’s most well known belly dancers.
Director: Boris Maftsir
Producer: Zvi Shefi
Production Company: Zvi Shefi Productions
Cinematographer: Yoram Millo, Ron Calderon
Editor: Lilia Zvakevnekal Alexander
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Channel 1 - Israel Broadcasting Authority, Pais Council for Arts and Culture
Script: Eli Amir, Boris Maftsir
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: טאראב
Category: Art and Culture / Family / Identity
Tag Words: Arabic author Eli Amir former Soviet Union Fuad Elias Journey Music Soviet Union