Marry Me However
Synopsis
The film tells the stories of LGBT men and women who, for religious reasons, decided to marry against their own sexual orientation, to comply with Torah laws and be accepted into their families and religious communities. Some shared their secret with their partners, some kept it hidden, and some lied even to themselves. After their divorces, they confront the conflicts they repressed: their faith and religious laws; children, family and community; exposure to society and search for a partner. The characters experience a journey of self-acceptance and social activism, as they try to affect a change in their religious environments. The film also follows the women who married and divorced homosexual partners, as well as rabbis and psychologists who seek a solution to an unsolvable conflict.
Credits
Director(s)
Mordechai Vardi
Producer(s)
Mordechai Vardi
Script
Mordechai Vardi
Cinematography
Mordechai Vardi, Raaya Vardi Teboule
Editor
Gideon Latzman
Original Music
Avi Belleli
Supporters & Broadcasters
HOT8, Maimonides Fund, Gesher Multi Cultural Flim Fund & Avichai Foundation
Festival Highlights
Krakow International Film Festival, Poland, World Stories, 2021
KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, India, 2021
Muskoka Queer Film Festival , Canada, 2021
Rochester Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2021
East Valley Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2021
Cleavland Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2021
Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2021
Washington Jewish Film Festival , USA, 2021
Montreal Israeli Film Festival , Canada, 2021
Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2021
Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2021
Philadelphia Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2021
Sarasota Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2021
A Wider Bridge , USA, 2021
Queer Voices- Moldox, Moldova, 2020
Sofia DocuMental , Bulgaria, 2020
TLV Fest, Israel, 2020
Docaviv, Israel, Beyond the Screen Award Nomination, 2020
