Release: 2023  |  Runtime: 92  |  Country: Israel  | Language: Arabic and Hebrew w/ English subtitles

 

Cast: Dana Ivgy, Joanna Said, Amal Murkus, Ruth Landau, Yulia Tagil

 

Cinematographer: Itay Marom

 

Israel's submission for the international feature Oscar, the intimate, prize-winning drama Cinema Sabaya revolves around a group of Palestinian and Israeli women attending a video workshop at a small town community center run by Rona (Dana Ivgy, Zero Motivation), a youngfilmmaker from Tel Aviv who teaches them to document their lives The process deepens the understanding of these women embracing their commonality and bridging divides.