In Your Eyes, I See My Country

Description: Neta Elkayam and Amit Haï Cohen are musicians born to Moroccan Jewish parents in one of the small towns in the Israeli periphery. Now living together in Jerusalem, their music is inspired by their Berber and Moroccan heritage. This film follows them on a journey to Morocco where they perform at a music festival and tour the country seeking traces of their ancestors.

Merits: Hatchkar’s compassionate eye deftly captures the sense of longing and loss imbued in Neta and Amit. Their musical performances are rich and joyful.

Rating: Suitable for all audiences.

Neta Elkayam and Amit Haï Cohen live in Jerusalem. Together, they created a band where they revisit and reshape their common judeo-moroccan musical heritage. In life as on stage, they grapple with this identity duality; an attempt to heal the wounds of exile carried by their parents. “In your Eyes, I see my Country" portrays their journey to Morocco. From one musical encounter to another, they reshape their perception of who they are and want to become, along with aspirations to consolidate bridges with the homeland of their ancestors.

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