Levantine, Jacqueline Kahanoff (2019)
She lived in Cairo, Paris, and New York, but died in an old-age home in Givatayim, Israel. She was charismatic and admired, but only a few people actually knew her well during her life. She was the first to write of Levantine and Mizrachi identities, Director Rafael Balulu goes on a journey in the footsteps of “Levantine thinker” and author, and through encounters with her friends in Paris, with intellectuals in the Mizrachi discourse, and with Levantine artists, he not only draws a portrait of this impressive thinker and writer, but also chronicles the trajectory of Levantine identity in Israel as a cultural option.
Director: Rafael Balulu
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Jacqueline Kahanoff as Self (archive footage) |
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Benny Ziffer as Self |
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Nissim Calderon as Self |
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David Ohana as Self |
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Eyal Sagui Bezawe as Self |
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Laura d'Amade as Self |
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Sara Rifin as Self |
| Directing | Rafael Balulu | Director |
| Production | Yair Qedar | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Yoav Gershon | Editor |
| Production | Itay Barkan | Producer |
| Art | Erez Gavish | Production Design |
| Crew | David Adika | Cinematography |
| Crew | Tulik Galon | Cinematography |
| Production | Hagit ben Yaacov | Researcher |
| Art | Noa Haber | Production Design |
| Sound | Amit Hai Cohen | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Aviv Aldema | Sound |
| Writing | Rafael Balulu | Writer |