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2014 | Color | 89

Self Made tells the story of two women—one Israeli, the other Palestinian—who are trapped within their respective worlds. After a mix-up at a checkpoint, each finds herself living the other's life on the opposite side of the border. 


Country: Israel;
Direction: Geffen; Shira
Production: Edery; Leon, Edery; Moshe, Mandil; David
Photography: Berkovich; Ziv
Sound: Meir; Daniel, Claude; Alex
Music: Poznansky; Amit
Cast:Bakri; Ziad, Shoham; Na'ama, Liddawi; Doraid, Saraya; Samira, Adler; Sarah
Art direction: Sawat; Arad
Participation year at FICM: 2014

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