Women of Valor
Anna Somershaf
Ultra-Orthodox women are forbidden to run for Israeli parliament. One woman is determined to change this historic ban. Fighting against her own community with her friends, brings a huge personal price, but Esty Shushan won’t stop until she achieves equal rights for 600,000 women.
Directors: Anna Somershaf
Script: Anna Somershaf, Tal Brog
Producers: Anna Somershaf, Tal Barda
Production company: Na Productions
Editing: Tal Brog
Filming: Emmanuel Mayer
Soundtrack: Rotem Dror
Music : Didi Erez, Ester Rada
75 minutes | Israel | 2021 | Hebrew
Produced by
- Avi Chai Foundation |
- Gesher Multicultural Film Fund |
- Mifal HaPais - Council for the Culture and Arts |
- HOT8 |
- Maimonides Fund
Festivals and awards
Nominated for Best Documentary Ophir Award, 2022
Richmond International Film Festival, USA, 2023 Best Documentary Feature Award
Women's Voices Now, USA, 2024 Best Human Rights Documentary

