EP. 1644: Filmmaker Malka Shabtay (NAFKOT - YEARNING)

WILDsound: The Film Podcast · Dec 26, 2025

NAFKOT - YEARNING, 70min., Israel, Documentary

Directed by Malka Shabtay

An Israeli anthropologist traveling to meet a hidden Jewish community in north Ethiopia. Together they telling their special story of survival Abera, a young artist joins to discover what has been hidden from him

Get to know the filmmaker:

What motivated you to make this film?

I worked with the community two years before we did the film. i did my research to understand their story..and after two years they were ready to share their story with the world.

From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you…