| Director: | Avi Mograbi |
|---|---|
| Production: | Avi Mograbi Films (Annie Ohayon-Dekel) |
| Running Time: | 24’ |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Country: | Portugal, France |
| Main Cast: | Ali Al Azhari |
| Screenplay: | Avi Mograbi |
| Cinematographer: | Philippe Bellaïche |
| Editor: | Avi Mograbi |
| Sound: | Avi Mograbi, Dominique Vieillard |
Cinema
Halayon (Wild Asparagus)
Venice Open – Out of Competition
synopsis
Filmmaker Avi Mograbi and his Arabic teacher and friend Ali Al Azhari go looking for the remains of Ali’s village, Saffuriya, from which he was expelled during the 1948 Palestinian Nakba. Instead of ruins, they find Halayon, wild asparagus.
director's statement
I did not make this film, I found it. While working on my video installation for Biennale Arte 2026 (at the Arsenale), based on my 2012 film Nichnasti pa’am lagan, I rediscovered footage that was barely used in the film. Ali Al Azhari and I went looking for traces of the 1948 catastrophe, the Nakba. However, everywhere we turned we found traces of a life that had never ceased. Fifteen years later, amidst yet another catastrophe, these images speak not only of what was lost but also of what persists: memory, recognition, and life itself.
PRODUCTION/DISTRIBUTION
PRODUCTION:
Avi Mograbi Films - Annie Ohayon-Dekel, Avi Mograbi
20 rue Duris
75020 Paris, France
Tel: +33 620476991
E-mail: annyodek@gmail.com
Web: http://www.avimograbi.org
WORLD SALES:
Avi Mograbi Films - Annie Ohayon-Dekel
20 rue Duris
75020 Paris, France
Tel: +33 620476991
E-mail: annyodek@gmail.com
Web: http://www.avimograbi.org
PRESS OFFICE:
Annie Ohayon-Dekel - Avi Mograbi Films
Tel: +33 620476991
E-mail: annyodek@gmail.com
