Iris Zaki is an Israeli film maker. She is best known for her film Unsettling which is a documentary about Zaki (a left wing Israeli) living in the Israeli settlement of Tekoa for two months.[1] An earlier film by Zaki, Women in Sink, received 13 awards and has been screened at over 120 festivals and universities. Zaki teaches ethnographic and documentary filmmaking.[2]

Zaki completed her PhD at Royal Holloway, University of London.[2] She wrote her doctoral dissertation on whether it was possible to film a conversation without creating the feel of an interview. She calls the technique "The Abandoned Camera".[2][3] While filming Unsettling Zaki says, "It took a long time for people to calm down and feel comfortable with my presence".[3]

Zaki's is the granddaughter to Jewish Egyptian singer Souad Zaki and Muslim Egyptian qanun player Mohammed Elakkad. Her father Moshe Zaki is a psychologist in Haifa and her brother Uri Zaki is a political activist and former representative of B'Tselem in Washington.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "At Alternative Israeli Film Festival in N.Y., Film About Settlers Proves Unsettling Experience for Viewers". Haaretz. 2018-11-11. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  2. 1 2 3 "Iris Zaki". Ethnofest. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  3. 1 2 Magid, Jacob. "In new film, Tel Aviv leftist picks up and moves to a West Bank settlement". Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  4. ↑ Ghert-Zand, Renee (29 April 2014). "Forgotten Siren: From Cairo diva to single mother". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on 30 Apr 2014. Retrieved 4 Dec 2023.
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