Dimona Twist
Synopsis
Seven women arrive in Israel in the 1950s and 1960s and are sent straight to
Dimona, a new town in the middle of the desert. Their life stories have never been
told before from their perspectives. They open up now and talk about the pain of
leaving their homes in North Africa and Poland, the difficulties of adjusting in their new homeland and their determined attempts to create rich and meaningful lives.
Credits
Director(s)
Michal Aviad
Producer(s)
Ayelet Kait, Amir Harel
Script
Michal Aviad
Cinematography
Sharon (Shark) De Mayo, Itay Maron
Editor
Nili Feller
Original Music
Ophir Leibovitch
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English, French
Sound designer
Aviv Aldema
Involved broadcaster
Yes Docu
Festival Highlights
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Winner
Van Leer Award for Best Israeli Documentary FilmJerusalem International Film Festival2016
Muzeum Kinematografii w Łodzi, Poland, 2021
The Association of Israel Studies Conference- University of Illinois, USA, 2021
New Israel Fund, USA, 2020
Santa Fe Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2020
Sacramento Jewish Federation, USA, 2020
KOLNOA Israeli Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2018
Sao Paulo Jewish Film Festival, Brasil, 2018
Palm Beach Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2018
The Spiro Ark, UK, 2018
Wesleyan University, USA, 2017
LA Sephardic Film Festival, USA, 2017
Boston Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2017
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2017
Israfest Foundation (LA Israeli FF), USA, 2017
Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2017
Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, USA, 2017
VIENNALE International Film Festival, USA, 2017
Sao Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2017
Cleveland Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2017
Southampton Cultural Center, USA, 2017
Moscow Jewish Film Festival, Russia, 2017
Washington Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2017
SERET, UK, 2017
NY Sephardic Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2017
Gainesville Jewish Film Festival (Jewish Council of North Central Florida), USA, 2017
Westchester Jewish Film Festival (Jacob Burns Film Center), USA, 2017
Festival du Cinéma Israélien de Paris, France, 2017
Maine Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2017
University of Illinois, USA, 2017
JCC Manhattan, USA, 2017
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 2017
New York Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2017
AICE Israeli Film Festival, Australia, 2017
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2016
Reviews
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"Aviad successfully conveys the incredible fortitude of these women in the early stages of the State of Israel. Her documentary captures the tragedy, fear, and, ultimately, the hope that allowed them to create the lives they desired."
- Batya H. Carl, Kol HaBirah
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"From its memorialization of the struggle of immigrants and refugees, representation of Jews of color, complicated portrayal of the relationship between Jews and Arabs, and profoundly feminist subjects, these stories of Dimona feel perfectly relevant in 2017. "
- Mitali Desai, Jewish Women's Archive
