Crownless Queen of the Garden (2025)
Alon, the film’s director, revisits a traumatic Purim night in Jerusalem, when he returned to sex work in a park just to afford a Queen Esther costume. Through a fusion of cinematic reenactments, documentary fragments, and a renewed connection to Esther herself, Alon seeks to reclaim control over a painful memory — transforming trauma into meaning, and finding in Purim a path toward redemption and self-understanding.
Director: Alon Retter
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Alon Retter as Zohar/themself |
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Meshi Bar Zohar Zazan as herself |
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Tom Siedner as client |
| Writing | Alon Reter | Writer |
| Production | Lev Orlov | Producer |
| Crew | Tal Ninyo | Cinematography |
| Editing | Yesmine Scheft | Editor |
| Editing | Barak Cohen | Editor |
| Directing | Alon Retter | Director |