Aya Steinovitz

Películas

Summer Story
Haya
Coming of age story about a friendship between 12 years old Gal and 19 years old Haya in Israeli moshav where both are living.
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi
Rona
16 years old Shlomi lives with his restless mother, his soldier brother and their ill grandfather. Although not doing well in school, Shlomi is a gifted cook and takes care of most household chores. One day, the school's principal finds out Shlomi is actually a genius and tries to get him into a more suitable curriculum. However, Shlomi is more interested in taking care of his family and his new love interest, the beautiful girl next door.
Yossi y Jagger
Yaeli
Basado en un hecho real, Yossi y Jagger retrata la historia de amor entre dos oficiales israelíes en una basa del ejército situada en la frontera Israelí-Libanesa. Yossi, el comandante de la compañía, es un joven introvertido y en gran parte un hombre-de-sistema, Jagger, el jefe del pelotón, es mucho más abierto y liberado, la estrella de la compañía. Yossi está convencido de mantener su amor en secreto, mientras que Jagger, que está a punto de acabar el servicio, cree que Yossi debería abandonar el ejército con él. Yossi y Jagger retrata la vida de los jóvenes israelíes de hoy. La película presenta un grupo de hombres y mujeres jóvenes a los que en vez de estar bailando, estudiando y amando, los vemos debidos al servicio obligatorio del ejército, dedicando sus años más hermosos a su país como soldados, para matar jugándose la vida. Sin bandera que agitar o postura ideológica, Yossi y Jagger cuenta la historia de la gente joven que intenta sobrevivir en un mundo difícil.
Late Marriage
Ilana (as Aya Steinovitz Laor)
Zaza is a 31-year old Israeli bachelor, handsome and intelligent, and his family wants to see him married. But tradition dictates that Zaza has to choose a young virgin. She must be beautiful and from a good family, preferably rich. Zaza's parents, Yasha and Lily drag Zaza to meet potential brides and their families. Zaza has no choice. He plays along with his family, advocates of the suffocating traditions of their Georgian Jewish heritage. But Zaza always manages to somehow get out of being engaged. What his parents don't know is that Zaza is already in love. Judith is sensuous, strong and intriguing. She's also a divorcée with a 6-year-old daughter. So Zaza has kept Judith a secret from his family. He will have to choose between respect of the strict confines of family and tradition, or the love of his life.