BrownWhite (2022)
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Country:
Israel
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Duration:
10 min
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Genre:
social
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Director:
Ruchama Ehrenhalt
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Producer:
Ruchama Ehrenhalt
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Cast:
Ely Sanbata, Adis Sanbata, Aderet Ehrenhalt Sanbata, Mola Mekonant
About film
Beta Israel is a Jewish community of several tens of thousands who lived in Ethiopia before the mass repatriation to Israel in the late twentieth century. Ruchama Ehrenhalt's short film is set about the filmmaker's nephew, the son of her sister, a white American-Israeli woman, and her husband, a dark-skinned Ethiopian Jew. Around the age of three, the boy began to notice that he looked nothing like either his «light» mom or his «dark» dad. The film explores the phenomenon of biracial children and how skin color from an early age influences the formation of their identity.
Rewards and nominations
- Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival 2022 — Official selection
- Tucson International Jewish Film Festival 2023 — Official selection
- Greater Phoenix Jewish Film Festival 2023 — Official selection
- Denver Jewish Film Festival 2023 — Official selection
- New Jersey Jewish Film Festival 2023 — Official selection
- Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival 2023 — Official selection
- Seattle Black Film Festival 2023 — Official selection
Director
Ruchama Ehrenhalt is an Israeli filmmaker, a graduate of the Ma'ale School of Film and Television in Jerusalem, and an MFA graduate of the University of Arizona. Born in Long Island, Ruchama repatriated with her family to Israel at the age of four. Her work focuses on the theme of human rights, issues of identity and how different societies treat the other. She notes that in the US she is considered Israeli and in Israel she is considered American, thus in both cases identifying solely through difference.
Sessions
Director
Ruchama Ehrenhalt is an Israeli filmmaker, a graduate of the Ma'ale School of Film and Television in Jerusalem, and an MFA graduate of the University of Arizona. Born in Long Island, Ruchama repatriated with her family to Israel at the age of four. Her work focuses on the theme of human rights, issues of identity and how different societies treat the other. She notes that in the US she is considered Israeli and in Israel she is considered American, thus in both cases identifying solely through difference.
