Before My Feet Touch the Ground
Synopsis
Summer 2011: 25-year-old Daphni Leef moves into a tent in the centre of Tel Aviv to protest the cost of housing. Within a few days she becomes a leader and a face for the largest protest movement in the history of Israel. The film depicts the challenges a person at the forefront of a struggle must face and what happens to the soul when we become an image.
Credits
Director(s)
Daphni Leef
Producer(s)
Yael Abecassis, Hillel Roseman
Script
Daphni Leef, Tal Shefi
Cinematography
Johnathan Pihotka
Editor
Tal Shefi
Original Music
Eli Shargo
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English
Produced with the help of
Produced with support from Keshet, the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, the Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts
Broadcaster
Keshet
Sound designer
Alex Claude, Daniel Meir
Festival Highlights
Beholders; documentary dialogues, Holland, 2019
Mediterranean Film Festival, Bosnia, 2018
One World Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2018
IDFA, Netherlands, Panorama, 2017
DocAviv Film Festival, Israel, 2017
Reviews
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"Ultimately, Before My Feet Touch the Ground is a cautionary tale with no clear answers — only forthright honesty."
- Lauren Wissot, Filmmaker Magazine
