An Ordinary Life
Synopsis
Fadhumo and Helen are two refugees seeking sanctuary, one in Tel Aviv and one in Berlin, each coping with discrimination, otherness and a life away from home. The two close friends become social activists determined to assist women like themselves and to provide a better future for next generations.
Efrat Shalom Danon and Gili Danon’s documentary displays the contrasts between Israeli and German immigration policies, while shedding light on the two women’s mutual fate: an unstable life controlled by government policy, always depending on human kindness, guided by the belief that despite everything, their dreams may still have a chance.
Credits
Director(s)
Gili Danon, Efrat Shalom Danon
Producer(s)
Osnat Trabelsi, Efrat Shalom Danon, Gili Danon
Co-Producer(s)
Sorin Manu
Script
Efrat Shalom Danon, Gili Danon
Cinematography
Gili Danon
Editor
Gili Danon
Original Language
English, German, Hebrew, Somali, Tigrigna
Subtitles
English, Hebrew
Soud Designer
Rotem Dror
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best International DocumentaryDirector's Cut International Film Festival2021 -
WINNER
Best International Documentary FeatureImagine This Women's International Film Festival2021 -
WINNER
Best International Feature DocumentaryJersey Shore International Film Festival2020
Director's Cut International Film Festival, Canada, 2021
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, USA, 2021
Imagine This Women's International Film Festival, USA, 2021
Capital Filmmakers Festival Berlin, Germany, 2021
Seret Israeli Film Festival, Germany, 2021
Filmmor Women's FF on Wheels, Country Turkey, 2021
Encuentro Internacional de Cineastas, Mexico, 2021
Caribbean Sea International Film Festival, Venezuela, 2021
Stockholm City Film Festival, Sweden, 2020
Fresco International Film Festival, Armenia, 2020
SAGA Adelaide: Women's International Film Festival, Australia, 2020
Jersey Shore International Film Festival, USA, 2020
International Migration Film Festival - Gaziantep , Turkey, 2020
Changing Perspectives Film Festival, Turkey, 2020
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2019