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Queen Khantarisha
51 Min
English subtitles
Jerusalem Film Festival 2009
Haifa International Film Festival 2009
Istanbul International short film festival 2009
Miami Jewish Film Festival 2009
New York Sephardic 2009
Directed by: Israela Shaer-Meoded
Production: Osnat Trabelsi
Actors:
Script: Israela Shaer-Meoded
Photo: Amitai Arnon, Oron Cohen, Tulik Galon, Avigail Sperber
Editing: Ayelet Ofarim
Production year: 2009
Genre: Documentary
Topics: Woman Director, Jewish Culture, Music, Women
The story of two Yemeni women artists in their seventies. One a composer of hit ballads, the other a writer and poet. The film explores the personal costs of straddling the ambitions of creative expression and the restraints of conservative communities requiring subservience.
