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An Ordinary Life

  • Israel, Germany
  • Documentary
  • 2019
  • 56 min.
  • Director(s): Gili Danon, Efrat Shalom Danon
  • Producer(s): Osnat Trabelsi, Efrat Shalom Danon, Gili Danon

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.

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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

  • WINNER

    Best International Documentary
    Director's Cut International Film Festival
    2021
  • WINNER

    Best International Documentary Feature
    Imagine This Women's International Film Festival
    2021
  • WINNER

    Best International Feature Documentary
    Jersey Shore International Film Festival
    2020

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

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