The Great Sadness Of Zohara

Directed by Nina Menkes. With Tinka Menkes.
Alienated from her Orthodox community in Jerusalem, a young woman opens to the world of the spirit. Surrounded by dark sounds of The Other Side, she is drawn into remote and increasingly desolate regions of Arab lands. Her journey, like a mystical quest through her own inner landscapes, culminates in her return to Jerusalem. There, indelibly marked, she confronts her deeper loneliness and devastating sense of exile. “Alarming, arresting powerful…brave, remarkable.” – San Francisco International Film Festival Jurors.
“This highly sensual, richly textured film of striking imagery creates a powerful sense of timelessness.” – L.A. Times.