International documentary film festival
April 14 - 21, 2024
Kaptol Boutique Cinema, Zagreb

Telling Nonie (Nonie Ayuni)

Paz Shwartz

Telling Nonie

The movie follows Nonie, 71, who lives in a sleepy suburb outside Los Angeles. Nothing about her hints at her past as the daughter of a terrorist, a powerful figure in the Gaza Strip in the 1950s, responsible for the killing of more than 1000 Israelis, and assassinated by the Israeli Security Service. Tormented by his role in his assassination, Geizi Tsafrir, an elderly Israeli agent, seeks redemption. He contacts Nonie, once intent on avenging her father's death but now a prominent voice against radical Islam and a supporter of Israel. The mysterious email from Geizi sets her on an emotional journey into her past, culminating in a meeting. The film explores intricate emotions, history’s complexities, and the bumpy path toward mutual understanding and forgiveness.

Israel 2023, '51

DIRECTOR: Paz Shwartz

SCENARIO: Paz Schwartz, Sagi Bornstein

CAMERA: Uriel Sinai

MONTAGE: Sagi Bornstein, Tamara Mamon

PRODUCTION: Ananey Studios

FESTIVALS & AWARDS:

Haifa IFF: Best Israeli Documentary (2023)
Punta del Este Jewish FF: Audience Award (2024)
Atlanta Jewish FF (2024)

Paz Shwartz

Paz Schwartz is a director, journalist, and media professional. Schwartz worked as a director on the investigative journalism program Real Time, considered the flagship program of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. A reporter for Channel 13 prime time News, she covered a wide array of topics, including southern Israel and the Gaza border. Meanwhile, she created and directed documentary features for YES Documentary Channel, Channel 13, and the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, about the Israeli army, the national security apparatus, and the Arab-Jewish conflict from a personal story perspective.

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