SELF MADE

By Shira GEFFEN

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Drama - Completed 2014

SELF MADE tells the story of two women -one Israeli, the other Palestinian- who are trapped within their respective worlds. After a mix-up at a checkpoint, they find themselves living the life of the other on the opposite side of the border.

Festivals
& Awards

La Semaine de la Critique 2014
Zurich FF 2014
International Feature Film Competition
AFI FEST 2014
Features New Auteurs Critics' Award
    • Year of production
    • 2014
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • ISRAEL
    • Languages
    • HEBREW, ARABIC
    • Duration
    • 89 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Shira GEFFEN
    • Producer(s)
    • David MANDIL, Moshe EDERY, Leon EDERY
    • Synopsis
    • Michal is a renowned Jerusalem artist. One morning, her bed breaks, she falls off and consequently loses her memory. She orders a new bed and discovers that a screw is missing. She complains to the furniture factory, leading to the dismissal of Nadine, a young Palestinian woman, who works packing screws in plastic bags.
      This event is a point of no return for both women until their fates cross again at a border checkpoint. A soldier’s mistake sends Michal to Nadine’s refugee camp and Nadine to Michal’s home in Jerusalem. The swap leads them to discover their hidden desires, inaccessible in their previous lives.