Paper Dolls
Bubot Niyar

2006, 84 min, Color, 35mm
In Hebrew, English, and Tagalog with English subtitles
North American Premiere

Directed By: Tomer Heymann
Screenwriter: Tomer Heymann
Producers: Claudia Levin, Stanley Buchthal, Tomer Heymann
Executive Producer: Maja Hoffmann
Cinematographer: Itai Raziel
Editor: Lavi Ben Gal
Music: Eli Soorani
Featuring: Chiqui Diokno, Jojo Diokno, Troan Jacob Libas, Sally Comatoy, Efrenito Manalili, Jose Neil T. Datinguinoo, Francisco P. Oritz Jr., Eduardo Javar, Chaim Amir

In one of Tel Aviv’s most conservative neighborhoods, a small group of gay Filipino immigrants working as caregivers devote themselves to their elderly Jewish charges around the clock — except on the nights they perform in drag as the Paper Dolls. Director Tomer Heymann spent nearly five years exploring the Dolls’ seemingly incongruous, often tender relationships with their employers, as well as their struggles with immigration authorities and the local gay community. The resulting film is a sensitive, complex portrait of men who are perpetual outsiders, at home and abroad.

Screening Schedule

Date Time Venue Tickets  Fri, Jun 23 5:00 pm Landmark's Regent $10  Sun, Jun 25 4:00 pm Mann Festival Theatre $10

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