Cinema Sabaya
Directed by Orit Fouks Rotem
A group of Palestinian and Israeli women attend a video workshop at a small town community center run by Rona (Dana Ivgy, Zero Motivation), a young filmmaker from Tel Aviv, who teaches them to document their lives. As each student shares footage from her home life with the others, their beliefs and preconceptions are challenged and barriers are broken down. The group comes together as mothers, daughters, wives, and women living in a world designed to keep them apart, forming an empowering and lasting bond as they learn more about each other... and themselves. Inspired by writer-director Orit Fouks Rotem’s own experiences as a teacher, Cinema Sabaya presents a deft and heartfelt portrait of art’s capacity to unite disparate communities, moving effortlessly between the gravity of their conversations and the genuine joy of this unlikely group of friends. Israel’s Official Submission to the 95th Academy Awards and winner of five Ophir Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actress (Joanna Said).
Reviews More Reviews
“Understated, powerful... Rotem’s light, authentic touch makes it an engaging journey... paint[s] a colourful picture of life as a woman in modern Israel.”
“The movie is well-paced and so engaging that it begins to resemble a Middle Eastern version of the television series, Orange is the New Black, as it brings together a group of women from different ethnicities and backgrounds.”
“Cinema Sabaya shows what engaged Israeli filmmaking can achieve, dealing with Jewish and Arabs lives in a deep and precise way, and showing the possible realities within Israel.”
“Expressive and entirely authentic…Rotem’s film rewards audiences with many intensely charged and poignant moments.”
“Cinema Sabaya is protest in filmic form and Rotem does so with sensitivity and subtlety.”
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Technical Info
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Color: Color
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playdates
Venue | City | State | Date |
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Austin Film Society | Austin | TX | 1679371200March 21, 2023 |
Cinema Art Bethesda | Bethesda | MD | 1681617600April 16, 2023 |
Cinematique of Daytona | Daytona Beach | FL | 1680840000April 7 - April 20, 2023 |
Circle Cinema | Tulsa | OK | 1680062400March 29 - March 30, 2023 |
Dietrich Theater | Tunkhannock | PA | 1682481600April 26 - May 10, 2023 |
Film Streams | Omaha | NE | 1680840000April 7 - April 13, 2023 |
Gateway Film Center | Columbus | OH | 1680235200March 31 - April 6, 2023 |
Gold Town Nickelodeon | Juneau | AK | 1700110800November 16 - November 18, 2023 |
Grand Illusion Cinema | Seattle | WA | 1679025600March 17 - February 23, 2023 |
JCC Manhattan | New York | NY | 1676350800February 14, 2023 |
JCC MetroWest | West Orange | NJ | 1678852800March 15, 2023 |
Laemmle Theatres | Los Angeles | CA | 1677214800February 24 - March 2, 2023 |
New Plaza Cinema | New York | NY | 1676005200February 10 - February 12, 2023 |
Quad Cinema | New York | NY | 1676005200February 10 - February 16, 2023 |
VIFF Centre | Vancouver | BC | 1677992400March 5 - February 11, 2023 |