The Pageant
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The film follows Miss Holocaust Survivor – the Israeli beauty pageant for women who have survived the Holocaust. Created in 2012, At the climatic moment of the night, the survivors have to impress a jury with their life stories and their traumatic memories. This surreal event is sponsored by a right-wing Evangelical organization. “The Pageant” explores how memory, politics and spectacle are interconnected.
Credits
Director
Eytan Ipeker
Production
Yoel Meranda for Kamara
Contact
World Sales
Hedva Goldschmidt for Go2Films
Festival Handling
Hedva Goldschmidt for Go2Films
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Spoken languages
English
Hebrew
Russian
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