Two Jewish girls, one borrowed car, and enough existential dread to fuel a coming-of-age crisis.
In 2000s Jerusalem, Arava reluctantly goes on a trip with her best friend, Tzipi. Along the way, they’re confronted with the intricacies of their individual identities, hopes, losses, and their relationship to one another.
Acting
Batèl Zaharaa Mann and Swell Ariel Or's chemistry feels lived-in, not performed.
Direction
Sarah Meital Benjamin wrings epic intimacy from 27 minutes.
Director
Sarah Meital Benjamin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 2023 but set in 2000s Jerusalem, the film captures a specific post-Second Intifada Israeli adolescence rarely seen on screen—secular-religious tension as backdrop, not plot.
Director Sarah Meital Benjamin expanded this from her Bezalel Academy thesis; the runtime constraint forces every glance between Arava and Tzipi to carry years of history.
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