I’m a filmmaker based in Tel Aviv. I graduated with a master's degree in film studies from Tel Aviv University in 2021, and I have a bachelor's degree from Sapir College from 2014.
As a teenager, I accumulated much rage towards the injustices which I witnessed in the outside world. This led me to take part in activism against the occupation, militarism, and become a pro-feminist advocate. Every demonstration felt like the one which will bring about the ever-yearned-for change. But it just did not happen.
In those demonstrations, I very often felt small and powerless. I could not help but start seeking alternative, more effective ways to deal with reality and its injustices. Such ways would ideally inspire awareness and potentially re-shape a collective consciousness. I turned to education and later on - to filmmaking.
Through cinema, I explore power dynamics as they are reflected in interpersonal relationships, be it related to gender, sexuality, race, or colonialism. I attempt to translate this complicated mechanism into small, deep, intimate moments between people.
The Hero.ines in my movies are slightly dreamy, freedom-chasers who face truths and learn to accept that reality is sometimes not exactly as they wished it to be.
Ironically, upon searching for solidarity and acceptance, they will likely be faced with the boundaries of their own bodies as well as the boundaries between them and the others/external world. In our hyper-capitalistic world, at times it seems that to love, to create, or just live peacefully is a struggle. It is as if the more one tries to push against it - the more alienation, oppression, and violence they will encounter.
Having said that, my attitude is rather optimistic. I find that simply being aware of such limitations, observing them, and trying to work with them in new and fresh ways is highly valuable.
During my university years, the teachers used to emphasize The Author’s Theory which perceives the director as the “brain” of the film, the one who creates the film in his image. It reconstructs the patriarchal structure of an outside "father" who is responsible for the piece. As a feminist, I oppose this notion of not being able to see the complex and hierarchical production mechanism that enables this one specific vision.
From a feminist perspective, all people who are part of the film’s staff will be seen and valued for their various roles and contribution. The equal harmonious relationships between them will be encouraged and cherished as much as possible.
It is this way that I found myself involved with various projects and in the many different hats of a scriptwriter, director, producer, cinematographer, editor, researcher, assistant Cameraperson, assistant Producer, Assistant Director, and (sometimes my favorite job) driver.
