Video Interview: @ThisFunktional talks with HOLY GHETTO’s filmmaker talks about the transformative nature of making the documentary

Jesus Figueroa, @Thisfunktional of ThisFunktional.com, talks with writer-director iLan Azoulai about documentary film HOLY GHETTO. Holy Ghetto peels back a side of Israel few people see: Tel-Aviv’s desperate red-light district. Holy Ghetto follows Olga, abducted by sex traffickers at the age of 17; Dave, an American who founded a shelter for women in prostitution; Yana, a recovering addict and struggling mother of five; and Ohad, a former trafficker chasing redemption across. Over a decade, Dave, Yana, and Ohad reveal their memories, dreams, hopes, and fears, set against Tel Aviv’s grittiest neighborhood, in a city of contrasts where despair, extravagance and resilience collide. More than portraits of hardship, their stories reveal the human capacity to endure and transform in the most difficult circumstances. Directed by: iLan Azoulai Written by: iLan Azoulai Produced by: Shirley Paden