I began to look for a subject for my final film project and just then my nephew was born.
I started to think about how I could raise a child, with my disability and I began to take an interest in handicapped people who had raised children.
I met Zehava Padnes, a polio victim , a mother of 2 children dreaming of dancing and Oren Braier, a young man who specialized in folk dance, who, since childhood, had watched his father dance in a wheelchair.
Zehava and Oren dreamed of putting on a unique, joint dance performance in which they would do the impossible. They suggested that I make a film about their dance performance.
I began the process with great enthusiasm. I came to their rehearsals and performances. It wasn’t easy. I was helped by friends and by my mother, who supported me, but sometimes interfered too much. As time went by, my relations with the dancing couple encountered difficulties. The mounting tension, as the date of the main performance of Zehava and Oren approached, resulted in their barring me from filming the premiere of the performance they had dreamed about.
Two years passed. I decided to go back to the film.
During the editing, I realized that I had to meet the couple and watch the film together with them. After much hesitation, and discussion with my mother, who confronted me with the question: “You wanted to make a film?” I decided to go to Haifa. With my heart pounding, I made it to Zehava’s door. What will happen now? How will the film end?
Gali Weintraub born in Israel, 28 August 1978. She was born handicapped.
Gali graduated Camera Obscura school of art, film department. Her focus is on making projects with disabled people, making dreams come true.
2003 Tzipor Gan Eden (5')short docu project
2004 Tmuna Mihaalbom(10' ) short fiction project
The final project film "At ratzit laasot seret?" was supported by "Snunit" – foundation for young creators 2nd authority for radio and television and rabinowitz art foundation
Category: MEDIAWAVE Festival / Gathering / MEDIAWAVE 2008
Genre: Documentary
Nationalities: Izrael
Year: 2008
Premiere: World premier
Director: Gali WEINTRAUB
25 min. szept.07 DV, Colour, szöveges, Hebrew, English felírattal
Screenplay: Gali Weintraub
Operatőr: Anna Morawska, Nikita Feldman, Avinatan Shin'ar, Yaniv Gabay, Gali Weintraub, Barak Refaeli, Avihay Falah
Vágó: Barak Refaeli
Narrátor: Gali Weintraub
Szereplők: Gali Weintraub, Zehava Padnes, Oren Braier