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Lady Kul el-Arab

(ליידי כל אל ערב)

Lady Kul el-Arab 2008 | Israel | 56 min.
Language: Arabic, Hebrew (Hebrew/English subtitles)

Credits

  • Director: Ibtisam Mra'ana
  • Producer: Barak Heymann , Timna Goldstein-Hattav
  • Screenwriter: Ibtisam Mra'ana
  • Editor: Erez Laufer
  • Cinematographer: Ibtisam Mra'ana, Itai Raziel, Rami Katzav
  • Original Score: Avi Belleli

Synopsis

Angelina, the first Druze woman to attempt significant steps in the Israeli fashion world, finds herself in the middle of a complicated conflict in which the tradition and values of her society clash with her brave efforts to choose her own way in life. Duah Fares, a young woman from the Druze village of Sagur in the Galilee, was one of the 12 finalists in the beauty pageant for Israeli-Arab women - ‘Lady Kul el-Arab.’ While preparing for the pageant, a special relationship develops between Duah and fashion designer Jack Yaakob. Together they go to Tel Aviv to register Duah for the general Israeli beauty contest as well. Duah breezes through the preliminary selections for the contest and changes her name to Angelina.

Lady Kul el-Arab which set out as a glamorous film about a beauty pageant, turned into a moving story of a family caught between cultures. In her fifth film, director Ibtisam Mara’ana succeeds in delicately drawing the dramatic and touching portrait of a young woman who finds herself at the heart of a struggle which fascinates the whole country.

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Film Festivals & Awards

  • IDFA Silver Wolf Competition, The Netherlands, 2008, Special Jury Award
  • Zagreb Int'l Documentary Film Festival, Croatia, 2009, Best Documentary
  • Sguardi Altrove International Women Film Festival, Italy, 2009,Special Mention
  • New Delhi International Women Film Festival, India, 2008, Best Directing Award
  • Full Frame International Documentary Film Festival, USA, 2009
  • Bangkok Int'l Film Festival, Thailand, 2008
  • Jerusalem Int'l Film Festival – The Wolgin Awards Competition, 2008
  • San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2009
  • Palestinian-Israeli Film Week, Munich, Germany, 2009
  • Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2009
  • Palm Beach Int'l Film Festival, USA, 2009
  • The Screening Room, Washington, 2009
  • Seattle Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2009
  • Seoul International Women Film Festival, Korea, 2009
  • Sguardi Altrove Int'l Women Film Festival, Italy, 2009
  • Suriname Int'l Documentary Film Festival, 2009
  • Tempo International Documentary Film Festival, Sweden, 2009
  • Tunis International Documentary Film Festival, Tunisia, 2009
  • Vienna Int'l Women Film Festival, Austria, 2009
  • Jewish Motifs Film Festival, Warsaw, Poland, 2009
  • Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, USA, 2008
  • The Other Israel Film Festival, USA, 2008
  • Gdansk International Documentary Film Festival, Poland, 2009
  • Herzliya Cinematheque, Israel, 2009

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