Full Description
Duah Fares, a spirited Druze Arab from Israel’s Galilee, prepares for the annual Lady of the Arabs beauty pageant. Her avuncular coach and sympathetic family offer her loving support in what appears at first to be a documentary about the dreams of Arab girls in Israel. But this film veers rapidly towards edge-of-your-seat suspense when Duah changes her name to Angelina and applies to enter the Miss Israel pageant. Her family worries about the swimsuit competition, the Israelis force her to choose national loyalties, and the mood turns ominous when village traditionalists get involved. Duah’s father and mother face agonizing choices and sacrifices if they are to support their rebel daughter’s ambition. Against this landscape of runway competition, exploitation and surprising moments of solidarity, Duah will make a decision that is guaranteed to provoke controversy. Special Jury Award winner,IDFA Silver Wolf Competition.
Filmmaker Bio(s)
From 2008 Festival: Director, Israel
Filmography:
2003 Written and directed "Paradise Lost", 56 minutes documentary.
Awards:
• The Best Script Award for co-productions at the DocAviv Festival, Tel Aviv, 2003.
• The First-Creation Award the Photography Award at the 2003 International DocAviv Festival, Tel Aviv.
• The Documentary Award at the 2003 Women's Festival in Rehovot.
2004
Written and directed "Al -Jiser", (The Bridge), 50 minutes documentary.
2005
Written and directed "Badal", 60 minutes documentary,
Awards:
• The "Spirit of Freedom " Award, premiered at the Jerusalem International Festival, and IDFA film Festival.
• The best short Documentary Award in HOTDOCS, Toronto.
• The AWARD OF MAYOR OF OLOMOUC in THE International film festival Academia Film Olomouc.
• The Channel Rai Award , in PREMIO International Documentary , ROME.
2007
Written and directed "THREE TIMES DIVORCED "
,75 minutes documentary.
Awards:
• Won The Best Israeli Award Of The International film festival DocAviv , TEL- AVIV , and the FIPA silver prize.
THREE TIMES DIVORCED was premiered at the HOTDOCS International Film Festival.
