Cine-poem
Pandora, (Greek: “All-Gifts”) the first mortal woman molded of earth and water in Greek mythology. Bestowed with the Olympian gods’ largesse, she nevertheless, was punished for her gift of curiosity – in turn humankind was punished along with her – opening the box unleashed evil into the world, only hope remained inside the jar/box.
Pandora
remember me?
first woman
on a Greek island.
molded of soil?
remember Pandora?
was I humanity’s gift?
in a box?
a jar?`
a womb?
or
was I intended
to be blamed
for all mortal’s sins?
am I too curious?
too eager to know?
an inquisitive woman
brings destruction
no doubt
remember Eve ?
first woman
in another story
remember the apple she ate
the apple which opened her eyes
to see, understand
acquire wisdom.
but alas, a woman
in search of knowledge
deserves to be punished
remember Lot’s wife?
remember her curiosity?
directing her gaze
to bid farewell
to the home left behind.
forever embedded
over the Dead Sea
remember the box
the jar the womb
I was given?
was I intended
to be blamed
for all of mortals sins?
without permission
I open the jar
the box
the womb, and
evil spilled
only hope
remained locked
for eternity
Credits:
Film & Poem — Tova Beck-Friedman
Narration: Natalie H. Rogers
Cinematography —Tova Beck-Friedman
Animation & Editing — Tova Beck-Friedman
Music — Rast Sound
Screenings:
The Choice International Film Festival, India, 2024 (Best Experimental Short award)
VideoBardo International Video-poetry Festival 27 year, 2023, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Drumshanbo Written Word Poetry Film Competition, 2023, Cork, Ireland
Milan Filmmaker Awards, Italy 2023 (Semi-finalist in Best Film on Women)
Tokyo Shorts Festival, Japan 2023 (Semi-Finalist. in Best Experimental Short)
Madrid Arthouse Film Festival, Spain, 2023 (Award Winner in Experimental Short)
Paris International Short Festival, France, 2023 (Semi-Finalist in Best Experimental Short)
Blissfest333 Poetry Film Festival, 2022
Festival Fotogenia, Mexico, 2022
Poetry Film Festival, Hollywood, CA, 2022
San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival, CA 2023 (semi-finalist in Best Experimental Short)
3 Minute Film Festival, Hollywood, California, 2022
5th International Women Filmmakers Festival, 2022, Izmir, Turkey. (Finalist)
4th HOTTOMELA International Film Festival, 2022 (Creative Abstract Visualization Award.)
Nawada International Film Festival 3rd Season, Nawada, Bihar, 2022 (Experimental Shorts Award winner)
Azores Fringe Festival , Azores, Portugal, 2022
Vesuvius International Film Fest, Campania, Italy, 2021 (Best Video-Poetry Award)
The 2021 Film and Video Poetry Symposium, Pasadena, CA
Experimental Film Odyssey, October 2021
Divine Feminine Arts & Film Festival, New York, NY. 2021
Golden Leaf International Film 2021, Andaman Nicobar Island. (Award Winner in Best Women’s Film)
Monologues and Poetry International Film Fest, Vallejo, California 2020