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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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