Lips: A Film and a Gathering
Date:
Monday (in 7 days)
September 1
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A documentary presenting the story of the legendary band 'Shfayim' from Sderot, which was the first to use Moroccan Arabic in Israeli music. After the band's disbandment in 1998, lead singer Chaim Uliel decides to reunite the members following the loss of loved ones. A meeting and conversation with director Roby Almaliach will take place after the screening.
Country: Israel
Year: 2026
Director: Robi Almaliach
Third Israeli: Film and Meeting – DokuAviv Festival
The story of the legendary "Shfayim" band from Sderot, the first group to dare place Moroccan language at the forefront of the stage, thereby bringing a wave of ethnic pride to wedding halls and later changing the Israeli music industry. The "Shfayim" band recorded six albums and disbanded in 1998 after its members fell out. Thirty years later—after losing both his son and his brother, the band's drummer, in quick succession—lead singer Chaim Olyal realizes that the right thing to do now is to reunite the band members and reform "Shfayim."
Duration: 60 minutes. Languages: Hebrew and Arabic with Hebrew subtitles.
A discussion with director Robi Almaliach will follow the screening.
