Odelle
Director: Rotem Bouskila
International-Short-Narrative
Drama |
Israel |
15 min
Hebrew w/English subtitles
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Odelle, a girl who belongs to the ultra-Orthodox Jewish “Burqa” sect in Jerusalem, encounters Oz – a secular guy riding a scooter who almost runs her over. This leads to an interaction between the two which in the coming weeks, will force Odelle to re-examine her identity.
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Director’s bio:
Rotem Bouskila grew up in the southern Israeli town of Mitzpe Ramon. Today, she is a third-year student at Maaleh Film School, lives in Jerusalem, and writes and directs music videos and short clips.
Her film “Odelle” was her second year graduating film, and won the class competition for “Best Narrative Film.”
A few years ago I found myself getting closer to Judaism, I did everything necessary to move forward or at least feel that way. Many times I took things others determined for me, until I realized – Only I, myself, knows what is good for me, and that it is okay to find out, and search for myself. To this day I am looking. This gap between the holy and the profane, between creation and freedom and boundaries, between the outside and the inside, between what we wear and what is inside… is a whole world; and I think that’s where I created Odelle; a character who is constantly moving between the desire to break boundaries and the desire to stay in a familiar and known place.