Desert Brides
Synopsis
Miriam El Kwader, a Bedouin wedding photographer and mother of seven, living in an unknown and neglected Negev village, reveals through her camera lens, the world of Bedouin weddings; the most distressing issue revealed is polygamy.
This is the story of three, relatively educated and independent women, trying to survive, each in their own way in their world – a life of polygamy. One is a “first wife,” living in constant fear that her husband will bring home a second wife. The other two are pushed into marrying already married men, and become “second wives,” forced to cooperate within a structure they despise or are afraid of.
The family tragedies presented in this film, highlight the strength and survival of the social structures and their injustices; leaning usually on the victims partial cooperation.
Credits
Director(s)
Ada Ushpiz
Producer(s)
Ada Ushpiz
Script
Ada Ushpiz
Cinematography
Danor Glazer
Editor
Ron Goldman
Original Music
Eli Soorani
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
Hebrew, English
Sound editor
Alex Claude
Festival Highlights
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Winner
Best Documentary AwardDocAviv International Film Festival2008 -
Winner
Best Documentary AwardIsraeli International Womens' Film Festival2008 -
Winner
Best CinematagraphyThe israeli Israeli Academy Documentary awards2008
Femina Womens Film Festival, Brazil, 2009
Belfast Film Festival, Ireland, Maysles Brothers Competition, 2009
Tartu Festival of Visual Cuture, Estonia, 2009
Parnu International Film Festival, , 2009
Taiwan Int. Ethnographic Film Festival, , 2009
Golden Apricot International Film Festival, , 2009
Viscult Ethnograpghic FIlm FEstival, Iceland, 2009
International Documentary Encounters Bogota, Colombia, 2009
OnFilm Festival, USA, 2009
San Fransisco Jewish Film Festival, , 2009
Pitigliani Kolnoa Festival, Italy, 2008
Watch Docs, Poland, 2008
Dok Leipzig, Germany, 2008
Docaviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2008
