A group of Arab and Jewish women attend a video workshop at a small town community center run by
Rona (Dana Ivgy, Zero Motivation), a young filmmaker from Tel Aviv, who teaches them to document
their lives. As each student shares footage from her home life with the others, their beliefs and
preconceptions are challenged and barriers are broken down. The group comes together as mothers,
daughters, wives, and women living in a world designed to keep them apart, forming an empowering
and lasting bond as they learn more about each other… and themselves. Inspired by writer-director Orit
Fouks Rotem’s own experiences as a teacher, Cinema Sabaya presents a deft and heartfelt portrait of
art’s capacity to unite disparate communities, moving effortlessly between the gravity of their
conversations and the genuine joy of this unlikely group of friends. Israel’s Official Submission to the 95th
Academy Awards and winner of five Ophir Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best
Supporting Actress (Joanna Said). Includes Q&A with director Orit Fouks Rotem.