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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

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

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