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The Woman in White
Who was Tamar Golan, and why does she not appear in the history books? Was she a Mossad agent, or the lover of an Egyptian general or an African ruler? How did she influence the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt?
The woman who dressed in white and pulled the strings behind the scenes of Israel’s foreign policy invented a different kind of diplomacy—one rooted in personal relationships, eye contact, and the hosting of a political-cultural salon in Paris. She succeeded where official channels failed. And yet, her name never entered official records.
After her death, the filmmaker comes across Tamar’s private archive—diaries, recordings, and photographs. Through them, and with the help of those who knew her, the film leads us into the secrets she kept until the end.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Film, Best Research - Docaviv Film Festival, Tel-Aviv Israel, 2026
Director: Emmanuelle Mayer
Producer: Emmanuelle Mayer, Arek Gielnik
Production Company: Emmanuelle Mayer, Indi Film
Cinematographer: Tulik Galon
Editor: Neta Dvorkis
Original Soundtrack: Can Erdogan-Sus
Supporter(s): The New Fund For Cinema and Television, ZDF/ARTE, MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Brot für die Welt, EZEF Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Albi Fund, The Kadar Foundation for the Advancement of Culture, Art and Science, Rabinovich Foundation – Cinema Project, CoPro - Israeli Content Marketing Foundation, Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: האישה בלבן
Category: History / International Stories / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / WomanFilms Documentary Hub / Women
Tag Words: Africa Anwar el-Sadat Aviyahu Golan Ben Gurion University Diplomacy Egypt Félix Houphouët-Boigny foreign policy Ivory Coast journalism Kibbutz Lahav Major General Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy Paris suicide Tamar Golan UN Resolution 1325 Yitzhak Rabin
Who was Tamar Golan, and why does she not appear in the history books? Was she a Mossad agent, or the lover of an Egyptian general or an African ruler? How did she influence the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt?
The woman who dressed in white and pulled the strings behind the scenes of Israel’s foreign policy invented a different kind of diplomacy—one rooted in personal relationships, eye contact, and the hosting of a political-cultural salon in Paris. She succeeded where official channels failed. And yet, her name never entered official records.
After her death, the filmmaker comes across Tamar’s private archive—diaries, recordings, and photographs. Through them, and with the help of those who knew her, the film leads us into the secrets she kept until the end.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Film, Best Research - Docaviv Film Festival, Tel-Aviv Israel, 2026
Director: Emmanuelle Mayer
Producer: Emmanuelle Mayer, Arek Gielnik
Production Company: Emmanuelle Mayer, Indi Film
Cinematographer: Tulik Galon
Editor: Neta Dvorkis
Original Soundtrack: Can Erdogan-Sus
Supporter(s): The New Fund For Cinema and Television, ZDF/ARTE, MFG Filmförderung Baden-Württemberg, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, Brot für die Welt, EZEF Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Albi Fund, The Kadar Foundation for the Advancement of Culture, Art and Science, Rabinovich Foundation – Cinema Project, CoPro - Israeli Content Marketing Foundation, Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: האישה בלבן
Category: History / International Stories / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict / WomanFilms Documentary Hub / Women
Tag Words: Africa Anwar el-Sadat Aviyahu Golan Ben Gurion University Diplomacy Egypt Félix Houphouët-Boigny foreign policy Ivory Coast journalism Kibbutz Lahav Major General Mohamed Abdel Ghani el-Gamasy Paris suicide Tamar Golan UN Resolution 1325 Yitzhak Rabin
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