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Partner: The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Tel Aviv University

Director: Maya Bitan
Filmmaker's profile

Israeli choreographer Orly Portal broke into the dance scene with a unique movement language influenced by Moroccan culture. Now, at the peak of her success, a new autobiographical work brings her back to the town where she grew up, and from which she once fled.

Details

Duration: 25min.

Country: Israel

Language: Hebrew, Arabic (Moroccan Spoken)

Year: 2026

Genre: Documentary

Topic: Art, Biography, Body, Childhood, Dance, Documentary, Feminism, Portrait, Tradition, Trauma, Violence, Women

Cast & Crew

Director: Maya Bitan

Production company: Maya Bitan

Writer: Maya Bitan, Yarden Kum

Cinematographer: Daniel Pakes, Maya Bitan, Sigal Zegman

Editor: Yarden Kum. Maya Bitan

Actors: Orly Portal

Festivals & Awards

2024

Docaviv - Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival Docaviv - Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival First Prize at the Pitching Competition

2026

Epos International Art Film Festival

Jerusalem Women's Film Festival

InShadow - Lisbon Screendance Festival

Katze Film Festival

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