Nazareth Cinema Lady

  • Israel
  • Documentary
  • 2015
  • 52 min.
  • Director(s): Nurit Jacobs-Yinon
  • Producer(s): Nurit Jacobs-Yinon, Yifat Prestelnik, Zohar Yinon

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.

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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

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