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Queen Khantarisha
51 Min
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.
