The Lady of the White City
Video, 8:40 minutes
2020
Synopsis:
The experimental video work The Lady of the White City consists of excerpts from the collection of Nathan Axelrod newsreels "Moledet" and "Carmel", filmed between 1927-1958, and an Interview with Zina Dizengoff in which she is heard for the first time since her untimely death in February 1930.
The work begins with the few rare moments of footage that exist of Zina - her funeral journey. In a monologue based on her biography, she tells her story, allowing a glimpse into the development of the ‘Yishuv’ and the early years of Tel-Aviv city.
The work participate in the exhibition Helpful as administrating medication to the dead curated by Yulia Yablonski and Hadas Keidar at the Studio-Bank, Tel Aviv in 2020.
Credits:
Research, screenplay and direction:
Bar Mayer
DOP: Nathan Axelrod
Edit: Bar Mayer, Rotem Pesachovitz Paz
Sound design: Yotam Agam
In the role of Zina Dizengoff: Shir Frum
Original score: Yaakov Lammar, Malki New
Archive Materials: The Israeli State Archive, Israeli Film Archive – Jerusalem Cinematheque
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