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Jerusalem Women's Film Festival 2024

Opening Event

In the presence of Mr. Moshe LIon, Mayor of Jerusalem, and Adv. Michal Herzog, First Lady of the State of Israel

Lee

Dir.: Ellen Kuras
| 117 minutes

The story of American photographer Lee Miller, a fashion model who became an acclaimed war correspondent for Vogue magazine during World War II.

Ultra-Orthodox Short Films 2024

Three shorts films made by ultra-Orthodox women, giving a glimpse into their lives. Opening remarks and greeting, followed by screening and panel discussion with the filmmakers. (Heb.) 
Following the screening, conversation (in Heb.) with the director

Francesca

Dir.: Lina Chaplin
| 63 minutes

Francesca Mann, a dancer who bravely killed an SS officer at the entrance to Auschwitz's gas chambers, saw her act of heroism overshadowed by rumors of Gestapo collaboration. Her story now emerges as a growing legend of courage in the face of unspeakable horror.

Reinas

Dir.: Klaudia Reynicke
| 104 minutes

As Peru spirals into political unrest in 1992, Lucia and Aurora are about to leave with their mom for a better life in America. But to go they need their father to sign consent papers. Carlos has been absent for all their childhood, but now he decides to fight to win his two "queensback.

Following the screening, conversation (in Heb,) with the director

Debbie Was Here

Dir.: Dana Goldberg
| 80 minutes

Debbie celebrates her 51st birthday in the psych ward. Riva, her partner, arrives with Michal, her video-therapy student, hired to make a personal video with Debbie. Michal is drawn into Debbie's story but it's full of gaps.

All We Imagine as Light

Dir.: Payal Kapadia
| 110 minutes

In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend.

Israel Shorts by Female Directors -Program 1

קוקולוקו (אלה ארמוני ודילן יוסף שטרית) | שכבות (כליל כובש) | באשערט (רחל קליינרמן וחני זיסמן) | שום דבר מיוחד (אפרת ברגר) 
Following the screening, conversation (in Heb.) with the director

Paradise Shattered

Dir.: Ronit Ifergan
| 63 minutes

Ronit Ifergan and her husband Itzik relocate with their children from central Israel to Kibbutz Kfar Aza. They begin documenting life in the kibbutz. Ronit captures the family’s ongoing confrontation with the constant threat, the kibbutz community’s fragile sense of security.

Following the screening, conversation (in Heb.) with Aglaya Shmidt and Yuval Raisman Krol

Sultana's Dream

Dir.: Isabel Herguera
| 86 minutes

Taking her inspiration from a feminist sci-fi short story written in Bengal in 1905, Inés sets out on a voyage of discovery around India in search of Ladyland, the Utopian land of women.

Following the screening, conversation (in Heb.) with the director

Haim's Story

Dir.: Tova Ascher
| 109 minutes

The story of a person's disintegration which could have been halted with a little generosity, compassion, or even just a little attentiveness; a personal story that reflects on an entire society.

Closing Event

The Persian Version

Dir.: Maryam Keshavarz
| 107 minutes

When a large Iranian-American family gathers, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past, and to discover they are more alike than they know.

Two to One

Dir.: Natja Brunckhorst
| 116 minutes

A family in East Germany finds millions in soon-to-be-worthless East German currency during 1990's reunification, and take what they can carry.

Champions

Dir.: Irma Edelman, Michal Paran
| 60 minutes

A documentary series that chronicles the behind-the-scenes journey of the women's football team, Hapoel Katamon Jerusalem. The team is dedicated to breaking the glass ceiling of women's football in Israel, aiming to prove that football is no longer just a men's game.

The Milky Way

Dir.: Maya Kenig
| 98 minutes

An offbeat musician and first-time-mom who just gave birth to her daughter, starts working at “The Milky Way," a dairy farm for breast milk.