Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival

Program 2 (Virtual)

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A recorded video with Simhona filmmaker Batel Kaniel will follow the film.

In the 1950s, new immigrants from Iran were living in a refugee tent city in Bet Shean, Israel. Simhona's parents were told by authorities that their daughter was ill and needed to be hospitalized. Simhona was never seen again. Recently, following the opening of the Israeli archives concerning the abduction of Yemenite immigrant children combined with new DNA testing, Eli, now 77 years old, searches for his sister Simhona with the help of his filmmaker daughter.

A recorded video with Simhona filmmaker Batel Kaniel will follow the film.

  • Year
    2020
  • Runtime
    23 minutes
  • Language
    Hebrew, Persian with English Subtitles
  • Country
    Israel
  • Premiere
    West Coast Premiere
  • Note
    Documentary
  • Director
    Batel Kaniel, Shira Billig