Synopsis: Ketem Leida / Mutterfleck ( engl. “Birthmark”) is a videowork optimized for two synchronized projections. The artists refer to "Ketem Leida" as “documentary video-art.” It follows the stories of two different places: a small town (“Kleinstadt”) in Germany and a village (“Moshav”) in Israel. The plot goes back and forth between present and past, between personal recollections and collective rituals. The narrations of the two stories are sometimes contrasting and sometimes complementing eachother. The film starts with an allegedly innocent gaze upon two communities, celebrating traditional holidays: the Jewish holiday of Shavuot in Israeland the “Corpus Christ” procession in Germany. An entire mosaic of human relations is woven into the film, showing people occupied with various activities: plastering, carving, sculpting painting and tatooing. The further the film moves forward, these occupations turn into symbolic acts. The scenes loose their innocence.     Directed by | Camera | Editing: Sharon Horodi and Cheb M. Kammerer | 2006    Produced by: hamifal.net  Synopsis    Subtext    Contact    hamifal.net