MEJOR DOCUMENTAL Y MEJOR GUIÓN - Festival de Cine de Terni, Italia | COMPETENCIA OFICIAL - Festival de Cine de Jerusalén | COMPETENCIA OFICIAL - Festival de Cine Judío del Reino Unido | "Los amantes de la música y la cultura del Medio Oriente estarán de enhorabuena con esta conmovedora historia de amor" - Jewish Renaissance
Estudios de Medio Oriente • Identidad judía/árabe • Saga familiar transcontinental • El legado de Souad Zaki • Preservación y transformación cultural • Estudios judíos • Narrativas de migración • Dinámica de género • Identidad mizrají/asquenazíFecha de finalización: 2022 | Duración: 74 minutos | Idioma: árabe, hebreo, inglés | Subtítulos: Sí | Incluye : Guía de estudio | Director/Escritor: Iris Zaki | Productores : Ronen Machlis Balzam, Peter Hutchison, Iris Zaki
La directora Iris Zaki se embarca en un viaje transgeneracional con su padre, desentrañando el intrincado tapiz de la identidad y la cultura judía/árabe siguiendo los pasos de su extraordinaria abuela, Souad Zaki. Célebre cantante árabe judía en el Egipto de los años 40, la historia de Souad se desarrolla mientras protagoniza junto a Umm Kulthum y gana fama en todo el mundo árabe. Al casarse con el renombrado músico musulmán Mohamed Elakkad, Souad enfrentó el abandono y huyó a Israel, donde vivió una doble vida como señora de la limpieza y cantante. A través de escenas de época con guión, materiales de archivo poco comunes y conversaciones íntimas, la película teje una saga tempestuosa que trasciende culturas, religiones y generaciones. El estilo documental único de Iris Zaki explora la compleja identidad de su familia, ofreciendo una visión conmovedora y sin filtros de su historia compartida.
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AWARDS
Jury Award | PBS Short Film Festival
Local Jury Award | Palm Springs International ShortFest
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Sundance Film Festival
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