Nazareth Cinema Lady
Synopsis
The film portrays the story of Safaa Dabour, a religious Muslim from Nazareth, struggling to fulfill her dream of personal independence and to establish a cinematheque in Nazareth, the first of its kind for the Arab population in Israel. Safaa’s father and husband both died while she was still a young mother of two boys and she chose to take charge of her own fate and establish the cinematheque.
Credits
Director(s)
Nurit Jacobs-Yinon
Producer(s)
Nurit Jacobs-Yinon, Yifat Prestelnik, Zohar Yinon
Script
Nurit Jacobs-Yinon
Cinematography
Ron Katzenelson, Ran Aviad, Ron Bavarski
Editor
Ayelet Ofarim, Bracha Zisman Cohen, Limor Pinhasov
Original Language
Hebrew, English, Arabic
Subtitles
English
Festival Highlights
International Art Film Festival, Israel, 2016
The Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2015
