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The video follows the efforts of a 15-year-old girl from the Ajami neighborhood to imitate Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebrations, while also confronting religious and familial constraints. Her attempts ultimately fail, yet the use of special effects allows her to transcend both the limits of her physical abilities and the social restrictions that challenge her presence in the film. In this way, the video becomes a mediating force between the girl’s desire and the limitations of reality. At the same time, it renders her visible within the public sphere, even as society and culture seek to erase her.
The video was filmed during a series of meetings with members of the girls’ football team “Jaffa Girls”.
The Jump
2025
video with sound
8:20 minutes duration
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The Jump, excerpt
The Jump, excerpt
Participants: S.D., Noreen Wahbeh, Malak Abu-Srari
Opening sound: Rani Aviv
Project filming participants: Rachel Schatz, Eli Cohen
Post-production consultant: Michel Platnik, Roee Menahem Markovich
Acknowledgments
This work was made with the support of the Liebling House.
Jaffa Art in the City Program: Maayan Mozes, Roni Raviv, Eran Eisenhammer, Lavi Vanunu
HaMishlama Jaffa Center: Michael Wolla, Mohammad Karawan
Davis Lewis Sports Center: Othman Siksik, Hagar Daoud, Huda Abu Hbeish
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