How to Say Silence (18+)
Special Jury Mention
Audience Award
Audience Award
Israel, 2021, colour, 58 min.
Director: Shir Newman
Director: Shir Newman
After her grandmother dies, the director finds an old photo with a writing on the back: «A week after abortion». But she knew her grandmother could not conceive, and that was why she adopted a son, the director’s father. She then sets on a journey, knowing very little about where it would lead. At a crucial moment, she learns of her biological grandmother, an Iraqi immigrant who conceived out of wedlock. Her journey exposes a system of patriarchal oppression, leading the director to break the bond of silence that connects her grandmothers and herself.
Shir Newman
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Shir Newman
director and photographer, graduated from Kibbutzim College in cinema. She is a founding member of «Bush» collective for queer-feminist art and works as a coordinator for community arts programs and gallery director.
FILMOGRAPHY
Madre Tierra, 2016; How to Say Silence, 2021.
Special Jury Mention
Audience Award
Audience Award
Israel, 2021, colour, 58 min.
Director: Shir Newman
Director: Shir Newman
After her grandmother dies, the director finds an old photo with a writing on the back: «A week after abortion». But she knew her grandmother could not conceive, and that was why she adopted a son, the director’s father. She then sets on a journey, knowing very little about where it would lead. At a crucial moment, she learns of her biological grandmother, an Iraqi immigrant who conceived out of wedlock. Her journey exposes a system of patriarchal oppression, leading the director to break the bond of silence that connects her grandmothers and herself.