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Wedding Night

  • Israel
  • Documentary
  • 2023
  • 60 / 74 min.
  • Director(s): Rachel Elitzur
  • Producer(s): Avigail Sperber

Synopsis

The wedding night is The Nights of Nights in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish society. In this night, a man and a woman who have been living separately, make a physical connection for the very first time. They are almost complete strangers, without any knowledge of themselves as well as of the person standing in front of them, they must turn on a dime. From complete separation towards a connection.

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Credits

Director(s)

Rachel Elitzur

Producer(s)

Avigail Sperber

Script

Rachel Elitzur

Cinematography

Avigail Sperber

Editor

Noit Geva

Original Language

Hebrew, English

Sound Designer

Rotem Dror

Festival Highlights

  • NOMINEE

    Best Mid-length Documentary
    Israeli Documentary Awards
    2024

Docaviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2023

JxJ - Washington Jewish Film and Music Festival , USA, Official Selection, 2024

East Bay JFF, USA, Official Selection, 2024

Berlin JFF, Germany, Official Selection, 2024

Boca Raton International Jewish Film Festival, USA, Official Selection, 2024