Hats of Jerusalem

Synopsis

Jerusalem can rightfully be called the hat capital of the world. Whereas the rest of the world has allowed its hats to gather dust in the closet since the 1950s, Jerusalem still teems with hats and caps. From soldier to monk, everyone is identifiable by his hat. Director Nati Adler, who is neither religious nor a hat-wearer, explored the how and the why of the hats of Jerusalem. His colourful and personal trip takes us along the diverse headdresses of the three religions populating the city. What begins as an innocent exercise by a curious documentary filmmaker develops as it were into a Pandora's box full of stories and history lessons. Every answer evokes new questions. Why do people in Jerusalem wear so many hats, what is a shtreimel, why don't Armenian Christians use their Turkish hats in their ceremonies, and why do women actually have to cover their heads?

Main Cast

Irmi Kaplan

Narrator (voice)

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Nati Adler
Production	Producer	Orna Raviv Jonathan Aroch
Writing	Screenplay	Nati Adler Ron Goldman
Editing	Editor	Ron Goldman
Sound	Sound	Motti Hefetz
	Music	Yoni Bloch
Camera	Director of Photography	Itzik Portal
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