(לבנטינית, ז'קלין כהנוב)

Content: She lived in Cairo, Paris, and New York, but died in an old-age home in Givatayim, Israel. She was charismatic and admired, but only a few people actually knew her well during her life. She was the first to write of Levantine and Mizrachi identities, Director Rafael Balulu goes on a journey in the footsteps of “Levantine thinker” and author, and through encounters with her friends in Paris, with intellectuals in the Mizrachi discourse, and with Levantine artists, he not only draws a portrait of this impressive thinker and writer, but also chronicles the trajectory of Levantine identity in Israel as a cultural option.

Countries:

Israel

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

49 minutes

Year:

2019

Directors:

Rafael Balulu

Production companies:

Israel Film Service,

The New Fund for Cinema and TV,

Avi Chai Foundation,

Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

Actors:

Self (archive footage)

Self

Self

Self

Self

Crews:

Director

Executive Producer

Editor

Producer

Production Design