• Archive - Festival 36
  • Director: Yakie Ayalon
  • Israel 2020
  • 55 minutes
  • Hebrew, English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Produced with the support of KAN 11 - Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, The New Fund for Cinema and Television

 

Esther, Emmanuel and Michal were born in Israel to migrant parents from Nigeria. In a moment of despair, they were torn away from their Israeli existence to a Nigerian reality, unable to continue their studies, living for a time on the streets.

When Esther celebrated her eighteenth birthday she managed to return to Israel on her own. Israel is not the same home she remembered, but despite everything, she is determined to bring her family back there and reunite again. Now it is up to her to save the family.

Filmography: GyeNyame (2016), Light Up Nigeria (2015), Izon Roots (2015), Jira (2011), Good News (2008).

 

Video talk with the director

 


  • Director Yakie Ayalon
  • Production Yakie Ayalon
  • Script Yakie Ayalon, Nohar Haseen
  • Cinematography Ran Mendelson
  • Editing Nohar Haseen
  • Music Ophir Leibovitch
  • Sound Design Erez Eyni Shavit
  • Participants Esther Essien, Emmanuel Essien, Michal Essien, Marci Essien, Miracle Njoku
  • Source Ayalon Productions