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The Valderama Sisters
Lucy, Rosa, and Flor, the three daughters of the Valderama family in Trujillo, Peru, are part of the Bnei Moshe community – former Catholics seeking a path to Judaism. They want to convert and immigrate to Israel and believe that this is their destiny. In February 2005, a rabbinical conversion court sent by Israel arrives in Trujillo, to cdecide who are eligible for the conversion process. The film accompanies the sisters throughout their difficult conversion process, their departure from Peru, and the complex decisions to be made before leaving Peru and upon arriving in Israel – where they face the harsh reality and the culture shock of Israeli society along with shattered personal dreams.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, 2009; Jewish Film Festival, Rome 2009; Jewish Women's Film Festival, New York, 2010; Jewish Film Festival, Miami, 2011
Director: Noam Damsky, Mordi Kirshner
Producer: Noam Damsky, Mordi Kirshner
Cinematographer: Noam Damsky, Mordi Kirshner, Chuze Vergas
Editor: Ido Bahat, Vered Yeruham
Original Soundtrack: Arik Rudich
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television; The Second Authority for Television and Radio
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: האחיות ולדרמה
Relevant Links:
Official websiteCategory: Family / Identity / Immigration / Israeli Society / Women
Tag Words: Catholics conversion culture shock integration Judaism Peru rabbinical court
Lucy, Rosa, and Flor, the three daughters of the Valderama family in Trujillo, Peru, are part of the Bnei Moshe community – former Catholics seeking a path to Judaism. They want to convert and immigrate to Israel and believe that this is their destiny. In February 2005, a rabbinical conversion court sent by Israel arrives in Trujillo, to cdecide who are eligible for the conversion process. The film accompanies the sisters throughout their difficult conversion process, their departure from Peru, and the complex decisions to be made before leaving Peru and upon arriving in Israel – where they face the harsh reality and the culture shock of Israeli society along with shattered personal dreams.
Festivals and Awards:
Jerusalem International Film Festival, 2009; Jewish Film Festival, Rome 2009; Jewish Women's Film Festival, New York, 2010; Jewish Film Festival, Miami, 2011
Relevant Links:
Official websiteDirector: Noam Damsky, Mordi Kirshner
Producer: Noam Damsky, Mordi Kirshner
Cinematographer: Noam Damsky, Mordi Kirshner, Chuze Vergas
Editor: Ido Bahat, Vered Yeruham
Original Soundtrack: Arik Rudich
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television; The Second Authority for Television and Radio
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: האחיות ולדרמה
Category: Family / Identity / Immigration / Israeli Society / Women
Tag Words: Catholics conversion culture shock integration Judaism Peru rabbinical court