77 Steps
Ibtisam Sahl Mara'ana
2010 - 56 min - Beta digital - Couleur - Israël

The director arrives in Tel-Aviv and finds an apartment, despite her Arab origins. She fells in love with Jonathan, a Jewish-Canadian man. On New Year’s Eve 2009 Israel invades Gaza. She resigns from her party (Meretz) because of its support of the war. Yet something has gone sour with Jonathan, his family refuses to meet her. One day, Jonathan’s grandfather comes to Kibbutz Ein-Dor. Ibtisam and Jonathan join him. It becomes an individual journey for each one of them.

Conflit (désaccord) | Famille | Judaïsme | Tel-Aviv


Author-Director : Ibtisam Sahl Mara'ana
Photography : Shahar Reznik, Ibtisam Sahl Mara'ana
Editing : Erez Laufer, Halil Efrat, Miri Laufer
Delegate Producer : Ibtisam Films

Distribution


Distributor : Ibtisam Films

Distinctions

2011 - FIPA (Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels), Biarritz (France) : Sélection Documentaires de création et essais