The Hebron garbage dump serves the Israeli settlements in the area and is a source of livelihood for 200 Palestinian families nearby. The violent daily struggle for scraps of metal in the dump distracts from other everyday pains, as they keep dreaming about success and education that would extricate them from the trap of the dump.
This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.
Year: 2012
Language: Arabic, English subtitles
Directors: Ada Ushpiz, Shosh Shlam
Producers: Shosh Shlam, Ada Ushpiz
Israeli musician Felix Mizrahi takes us to his native Cairo in search of recordings by his brother, Faraq Ibrahim, a famous violinist who died tragically when Felix was a boy. During Felix's childhood, there were 200,000 Jews in Cairo; today the remaining families are counted on the fingers of on...
Rachel, an ultra-orthodox young woman, entered an arranged marriage ready to be a kosher woman doing the will of her husband. After her marriage fails and she gets divorced, she asks permission to remove her wig — an unusual move in the ultra-orthodox society. Facing the opposition from her paren...
A young woman, Zohara, has escaped the religious world of her family to live a secluded life in the desert. As she returns to see her family to participate in her sister's wedding, she encounters a young Bedouin Woman who is fleeing from an arranged marriage with her cousin. The two young women's...
