Graduates of the Filmmaking Track for Ultra-Orthodox Women at The Maaleh School of Film and Television present their new documentaries, which share their personal stories from inside the Haredi world.
Panel discussion moderated by Kobi Arieli, with Dorit Inbar, on Haredi cinema past, present and future, with an emphasis on women and social and cultural growth.
The Youngest | Director: Rachel Elitzur | 18 min. | Leah’le wants to get married, but her widowed mother finds it difficult to let go of her youngest daughter. in Hannuka, a small change takes place.
Time for the Chupah | Director: Hodaya Shama | 6 min.| 34 year old Racheli cannot find “the one”. Her niece’s marriage offers an opportunity for self-examination.
Acting Is Not a Game | Director: Moria Hakak | 20 min. | Eleanor Michael, an actress who became religious, established a women-only Haredi theater. To survive, she must prove that theater is a spiritual matter.
Lazer House | Director: Esti Kroyzer | 18 min. | How to manage a houseful of kids together with a career is a question asked by every Haredi woman.
The Vow | Director: Shira Bentov | 15 min. | Doctor gave Shira's grandfather a few months to live, so he went to Mt. Meron and began preparing food for the pilgrims.
Cold Water | Director: Tehila Peter-Dansker | 18 min. | A young girl's search for the father who abandoned her as a child leads her to his present home and the discovery that he is now an ultra-Orthodox Jew.