top of page

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:

bottom of page