Her Dance
Israel / Fiction / 22’ / HD / Color / 2020
After she had not been invited to her sister's wedding, Aya, a trans woman, shows up by surprise on a Shabbat night at the Orthodox Jewish community, where her family lives. She enters through the window, interrupting the wedding feast and threatening to reveal family lies and secrets.
Director: Bar Cohen
Script: Bar Cohen
Director of Photography: Matan Abamovitz
Producer: Linoy Peled, Pnina Ronen
Musician: Olafur Arnolds
Editing: Bar Cohen
Sound: Amotz Glass
Cast: Leeoz Levy, Carmit Mesilati-Kaplan, Hagar Mesulam-Weizman
CV
September 2017 (Ongoing) - 4rd Year Film School Student- The Steve Tisch Film School, Tel Aviv University.
Filmography
2021 BUG
2020 Her Dance
Festival Attended
Palm Springs ShortFest 2021
Moscow Jewish Film Festival 2021
BAFTA 2021
The American Film Institute (AFI) 2021
Aspen Shortfest USA, 2021
Indy Shorts USA, 2021
Camerimage Poland, 2021
Munich Schoolfilmfest 2021
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, Israel 2021
Haifa Film Festival, Israel 2021
Awards
Winner of the Best Student International Film and Audience Award at Palm Springs ShortFest 2021
Winner of the Moscow Jewish Film Festival 2021