Israel’s submission for the international feature Oscar, the intimate, prize-winning drama “Cinema Sabaya,” is full of life, love, humor and authenticity without being didactic. It also cleverly questions the ethics and responsibility of filmmaking.
,” is one of the country’s relatively few movies centering on a collaboration between Jews and Arabs. It follows a video workshop where eight women, four Jewish and four Muslim, are assigned to film their lives. As they share their footage, barriers are broken, beliefs are challenged and they learn more about each other and themselves.
Varying widely in age, income, marital status and outlook, the group includes current and former employees of the municipality. It includes lawyer Nasrin , HR chief Eti , retiree Awatef , librarian Gila , student Nahed , ecology projects manager Carmela , caregiver for the elderly Souad and tax department worker Yelena .
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