Alamork Marsha Davidian
Director:
2014
Year of lab participation:
3
Lab edition:
Israel
Country:
Naomi Levari & Saar Yogev
Producer:
Fig Tree
16 year old Jewish Mina, is trying to navigate between a surreal routine dictated by the civil war in Ethiopia and her last days of youth with her Christian boyfriend Eli. When she discovers that her family is planning to immigrate to Israel and escape the war, she weaves an alternate plan in order to save Eli. But in times of war, plans tend to go wrong. Marsha's coming of age film debut film is based on her childhood memories of a civil-war-torn Ethiopia.
Synopsis
Haifa International Film Festival 2018 - Best Cinematography
Toronto International Film Festival 2018 - Eurimages Audentia Award
Israeli Film Academy Awards 2018 - Best Cinematography (Daniel Miller)
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2019 - Emerging Filmmaker
Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film Lab 2014 - 1st Prize Winner
Festivals & Awards
2018
Year of release: