In a little Jerusalem apartment, surrounded by dolls and cats, Miriam Yalan-Shtekelis wrote children’s songs that have captured hearts for many generations of Israelis: The Doll Named Zehava, The Soap that Cried a Lot, Michael, and many more. The director, photographer, editor, designer and writer Reuven Brodeski created the atmosphere of a Russian legend about Yalan-Shtekelis, using miniatures that he fashioned himself for the film, interviewing people who knew her, and telling the story of Israel’s most important figure in children’s literature.
Reuven Brodsky
Director, Writer
Miriam Yalan-Shteklis
Self (archive footage)
Shmulik Kraus
Self (archive footage)
Josie Katz
Self
Zedi Zarfati
Self
The Cheshire Murders65%
Sherman's March65%
Public Speaking70%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
The Class of ‘9271%
McQueen74%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Trainwreck: The Real Project X59%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
21 Up74%
My Mom Jayne80%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present73%
John Candy: I Like Me79%
Fuck64%
Heart of a Dog65%
Directed by John Ford70%
