Zelda: A Simple Woman

2015 • Directed by

Yair Qedar

She published her first book of poetry at the age of 53 and became a prominent figure in the field of Hebrew literature, a portrait of the first religious female poet.

She published her first book of poetry at the age of 53 and became a prominent figure in the field of Hebrew literature. Niece of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, living alone in Jerusalem, writing poems of pieces of paper, surrounded by a small court of lovers and admirers. Through never-seen berfore archival footage and meetigns with her loves and friends (Amos, Chava Alberstein), the film gently sketches a portrait of the first religious female poet.