Yemima’s Journey
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Yemima’s Journey
Yamima, an elderly woman, sets on a journey from one side of her town, Beit Shehan, to the other. To visit her ill husband and feed him with her cooking.
Along the journey that takes a whole day she makes peace with the nearing parting with her husband and forgives him for abandoning her.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival, 2025
Director: Omri Yavin, Alence Dimant
Producer: Alence Dimant
Cinematographer: Gal Rumbak
Editor: Tamar Peled
Soundtrack Editor: Shelly Brown
Original Soundtrack: Ori Ofir
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Midarom Film Fund, the Galilai Film Project
Casting: Chamutal Zerem Castel
Cast: Rivka Bachar, Ezra Dagan, Ofira Rachamim, Shiraz Lanziano, Hai Maor, Yuval Rahav, Maayan Tamar Haykin
Script: Omri Yavin
Film Name in Hebrew: המסע של ימימה
Category: Borders and Periphery / Family / Health / Old Age / Women
Tag Words: Beit Shehan Elderly Couple forgiveness Husband illness Parting Wife
Yamima, an elderly woman, sets on a journey from one side of her town, Beit Shehan, to the other. To visit her ill husband and feed him with her cooking.
Along the journey that takes a whole day she makes peace with the nearing parting with her husband and forgives him for abandoning her.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa International Film Festival, 2025
Director: Omri Yavin, Alence Dimant
Producer: Alence Dimant
Cinematographer: Gal Rumbak
Editor: Tamar Peled
Soundtrack Editor: Shelly Brown
Original Soundtrack: Ori Ofir
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Midarom Film Fund, the Galilai Film Project
Casting: Chamutal Zerem Castel
Cast: Rivka Bachar, Ezra Dagan, Ofira Rachamim, Shiraz Lanziano, Hai Maor, Yuval Rahav, Maayan Tamar Haykin
Script: Omri Yavin
Film Name in Hebrew: המסע של ימימה
Category: Borders and Periphery / Family / Health / Old Age / Women
Tag Words: Beit Shehan Elderly Couple forgiveness Husband illness Parting Wife
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