Directed by Nina Menkes • 2007 • United States
Starring Marina Shoif, Juliette Marquis, Bobby Naderi
Lensed in stunning black and white, this surreal psychodrama traces the awakening of Lulu (Marina Shoif), an alienated casino worker living in Los Angeles who must navigate complicated relationships with her mother, sister, and lover as she journeys toward a greater understanding of herself. Awash in dreamlike images charged with the power of the unconscious mind, PHANTOM LOVE is a transfixing sensory experience and a fierce feminist statement from one of American independent cinema’s most uncompromising artists.
Directed by Nina Menkes • 2010 • Israel
Starring Slava Bibergal, Didi Fire, Yohanan Herson
Nina Menkes transposes Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” to Tel Aviv for this hallucinatory exploration of guilt and redemption. Shot in Yafo, the predominantly Arab area of the city, DISSOLUTION center...