The Bells are Ringing for Ahuva Ozeri

The Bells are Ringing for Ahuva Ozeri

96 mins | Documentary | Dec. 12, 2020

In 1999, after a 23-year absence, gifted musician Ahuva Ozeri is planning a comeback. She's recording a new album - The Bells are Ringing. Ahuva, considered the queen of the Middle Eastern music, sits at home and makes a living as a cook at a meat restaurant. She hopes to break out again with the new album. But at the end of the recording, she is diagnosed with throat cancer and undergoes surgery where her vocal cords are cut. She loses her voice forever, but the album is very successful. It managed to cross audiences and becomes a consensus. This film is based on rare never before-seen materials, sketching her life's course.

The Bells are Ringing for Ahuva Ozeri

96 mins | Documentary | Dec. 12, 2020

The Bells are Ringing for Ahuva Ozeri
In 1999, after a 23-year absence, gifted musician Ahuva Ozeri is planning a comeback. She's recording a new album - The Bells are Ringing. Ahuva, considered the queen of the Middle Eastern music, sits at home and makes a living as a cook at a meat restaurant. She hopes to break out again with the new album. But at the end of the recording, she is diagnosed with throat cancer and undergoes surgery where her vocal cords are cut. She loses her voice forever, but the album is very successful. It managed to cross audiences and becomes a consensus. This film is based on rare never before-seen materials, sketching her life's course.
Producers yes, Yes Doco, The New Fund for Cinema and TV (NFCT)
Original title אהובה עוזרי צלצולי פעמונים
Directors Ofer Pinhasov
Writers Ofer Pinhasov

Cast

Ahuva Ozeri

as Self (Archive Footage)

Berry Sakharof

as Self (Archive Footage)

Alon Abutbul

as Self (Archive Footage)