THE BODY PRICE
Israel, 2006, 55 Min., Video, Hebrew, English Subtitles
 
A story of four young women in their 20''s who were severely injured in terrorist attacks. The injury physically disfigured them, compelling them to confront and adjust to a new perception of their femininity and self. How do they feel about their once cherished bodies? How does one confront the stares, how do they deal intimacy? The idea for a unique body workshop project came about in collaboration with Israel Prize Winner dancer and choreographer Ohad Naharin. For 3 months, the camera  ollowed Michal, Ilana, Hila, Aviv and 7 other women, all in advanced stages of rehabilitation after a severe injury, acquaint themselves with Gaga, Naharins body language that he employs when training the Bat-Sheva dance group. Gaga was devised by Naharin as a result of his own injury that almost caused him complete paralysis. The girls encounter with the body language after suffering physical and emotional trauma is challenging, but also leads to profound revelations, personal insight and magical moments of intimate discussions during which they reveal  heir thoughts about love, men and their bodies.
Director: Keren Yehezkely-Goldstein, Alona Seroussi
Producer: Alexandra Zelentcher, Keren Yehezkeli-Goldstein
Cinematography: Itai Raziel
Editor: Dov Shtoyer,Tali Goldenberg
Original Music: Ishai Adar
Trailer: http://www.docmovies.com/docaviv30.html
Cinematheque 1, 07/04/2006, 16:00