• Archive - Festival 35
  • Director: Ayelet Dekel
  • Israel 2019
  • 61 minutes
  • Hebrew, Arabic
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

'Refuge' provides a unique, unprecedented glimpse into the day-to-day life of women in shelters for domestic violence victims. The film portrays a year in the life of residents, and shelter staff, in three shelters with vastly different populations, ethnicities and religious inclinations.

It documents a feminine togetherness which, in spite of tough circumstances, produces an empowering, stimulating and inspiring incubator. In the #MeToo era, the voice of women being abused and attacked on a daily basis, and taking back control of their lives, can now be heard.

Filmography: The Israeli code (2013), Intifada Cult (2007), Bye Bye Love (2007), Sumud (2001) - Best Film and Best Editing Award, DocAviv Festival.

 


  • Director Ayelet Dekel
  • Production Ayelet Dekel
  • Script Ayelet Dekel
  • Cinematography Tanya Izikovich
  • Editing Danel Elpeleg
  • Music Onn Kadosh
  • Sound Design Aviv Aldema
  • Source Ayelet Dekel
  • Produced with support by Yes Docu