Keren Yedaya ( he, קרן ידעיה; born in 1972) is an Israeli filmmaker. She was born in the

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, but her family moved to

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

in 1975 when she was just three. She trained at the Camera Obscura School of Art in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

Biography

Yedaya is known as a political activist for feminism and women's rights and takes part in protests against Israeli military presence in the

West Bank The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...

. Her films are reflections of her political activism. She started her career making short films ''Elinor'' in 1994 about the tribulations of an Israeli female conscript to the Army, whereas ''Lulu'' in 1998 tackles prostitution in Israel. Based on these works, French producer Emmanuel Agneray invited her to France where she shot her third short film ''Les dessous'' (in

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title ''Underwear''), about a Parisian lingerie and women's wear store. In 2001, she received from the Montpelier Mediterranean Film Festival financial support for developing a long feature film. The result was her first long feature ''

Or (My Treasure) ''Or (My Treasure)'' is a 2004 drama film starring Dana Ivgy in the title role of Or, a teenager who struggles to be responsible for her prostitute mother Ruthie, played by Ronit Elkabetz. The French-Israeli production premiered on 14 May 2004 at ...

''KIno interview with Keren Yedaya on her film ''Or''
in 2004 and it won the ''

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'' at the

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. Her follow-up features is '' Jaffa'' in 2009, also screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Her 2014 film '' That Lovely Girl'' was selected to compete in the

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section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.

Filmography

Director

*1994: ''Elinor'' (short film) *1999: ''Lulu'' (short film) *2001: ''Les dessous'' (aka ''Underwear'') *2004: ''

'' *2009: '' Jaffa (2009) *2014: '' That Lovely Girl'' (2014) *2019: '' Red Fields''

Writer

*2001: ''Les dessous'' *2004: ''Or (My Treasure)'' *2009: ''Jaffa'' (2009)

Awards

*2004: Won the "Caméra d'Or" at the

for her film ''Or (My Treasure)''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yedaya, Keren 1972 births Living people American emigrants to Israel Israeli film directors Israeli women film directors Israeli female screenwriters Directors of Caméra d'Or winners