Paper Dolls
(Bubot Niyar)
UK Premiere
Dir. Tomer Heymann
Israel/USA/Switzerland, 2006, 80 mins
Subtitled
Part of Cinema Versa
The Electric Press
14 November • 8.15pm
The Carriageworks: Studio
16 November • 2.30pm
Winner of countless awards, this wonderful documentary follows a group of gay, transvestite Filipinos working in Israel as care-givers to elderly Jewish men. On their one day off per week, they perform as the fantastic cabaret troupe the 'Paper Dolls'. Brimming with tenderness and warmth, these amazing people work gruelling hours (with the daily threat of deportation) to send money back to their own families in the Philippines, and the unexpectedly moving bonds they form with their Israeli wards is just the cherry on the top of this treasure.
Screening Details
- The Electric Press • 14 November • 8.15pm • £4.50/£3.50
- The Carriageworks: Studio • 16 November • 2.30pm • £4.50/£3.50