GOD’S SANDBOX |
FEATURE FILM
Synopsis
Liz, a successful author arrives at a beach in the magical Sinai Desert in search of her daughter Rachel who ran away. Liz decides to stay at the beach despite her daughter’s objections and meets with a Bedouin storyteller. It is here that she learns of the unusual love story of Leila – a Western tourist – and Najim, the son of a Bedouin Sheik.This extraordinary love story, that took place many years before on the same exotic beach, began to fall apart after the expulsion of Leila and Najim from his tribe. While wandering alone in the desert, Leila is exposed to a traumatic female circumcision ceremony that horrifies her and shatters the love story. Liz, captivated by the love story, undergoes a journey of psychological torment, during which her daughter Rachel discovers surprising facts about her mother’s life.
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Film Festivals
- Manchester Film Festival, USA, 2002, Premier
- Karlovy – Vary Int. Film Festival, Czech republic, 2002, European Premier
- Jerusalem Int. Film Festival, Israel, 2002.
- Kolkata Int. Film Festival, India, 2002 (Doron Eran Retrospective)
- Dubrovnik Int, Film Festival, Croatia (2003)
- Israel Film Festival, USA (2003)
- Blue Sky International Film Festival, Las Vegas, USA, 2003
- San Diego Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2004
- Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2004
- 37th Annual WorldFest-Houston, USA, 2004 (Special Jury Award)
Awards
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Dear Mr. Waldman
Feature Film
Bureau 06
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