ALYAH
2011

LOFOTEN ISLAND

THE POLAR NIGHT

Aliyah means "ascent" in Hebrew. During the winter of 2011, Abou decides to travel to the Arctic Circle to fall asleep on top of a snow-covered mountain. For the duration of a polar night... His first journey to the Lofoten Islands.



ALYAH
Film 9’, color 16/9
Japan

2011




KINAH
2011


SOUTH OF FRANCE

A HOUSE


"Kinah" is a film made in September 2011 during a residency in a manor in the south of France. A closed-door drama, the film was constructed around the rituals of Hebrew mourning. In 2016, this film was selected for a collective exhibition featuring over 100 artists at the renowned Royal Monastery of Brou.




KINAH,
Film 11’, color 16/9
France

2011



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