The Gravedigger's Daughter

  • Archive - Festival 32
  • Director: Shira Gabay
  • Israel
  • 17 minutes

Over the objections of her family and community, Esther, an only daughter from an Orthodox Jewish home, fights for the right to take on her late father's occupation. A prickly, feminist film with more than a sprinkling of graveyard humor.

The film is included in the Israeli Short Film Program 4


  • Director Shira Gabay
  • Actors Tamar Alkan Meushar, Golan Azulai
  • Production Maaleh Film School Jerusalem
  • Produced with support by The Gesher Film Fund

The Gravedigger's Daughter

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