From behind veils, curtains and via webcams three women articulate their struggle to reconcile their faith with their feelings in the Orthodox Jewish Community they belong to. Hiding their identity as Lesbians is the norm for two of them, Miriam-Esther and Ruth, yet the third, Yehudith, believes telling lies is a far worse sin and faces up to the intolerance of her fellow believers. The Torah declares their love for women a sin and to remain accepted by their kin they must be as veiled and secretive as they appear onscreen. However, the cost to their personal life is high for these so-called 'ortho-dykes' and they find great solace in the self-help group they belong to.

Ruth manages a compromise, sanctioned by her husband, to see her lover twice a week, yet Yehudith, a rabbi's daughter, is effectively ex-communicated. Yet only by lying, remaining anonymous and keeping silent can they continue their lives in their community. A sensitively made and inspirational image emerges of the struggle for acceptance of those who dare to differ. One that, though rooted in the exploration of one religious community, speaks to all of us.

Awards: Best Film, The Int. Women Film Festival, Israel; First Creation Award, DocAviv; Best Documentary, Israeli Academy Award; First Prize, Jerusalem Open House Competition; Audience Award, Torino International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 2005

In 21st-century Israel, a country where there is no separation between church and state, there are no civil marriages and all marital contracts, and therefore all divorces, depend on the Jewish Rabbinical Court which stipulates that married women cannot get a divorce without the consent of their husband. Tamara, Michelle and Rachel, three young Israeli women have been struggling for years to obtain legal divorces with the help of a group of passionate and dedicated female advocates: graduates of Ohr Torah Stone's School for Women Advocates and members of the association Yad L'isha ("power to women").

Anat Zuria tracks these three modern, independent and well-educated women's desperate battle for freedom over a period of two years. Through audio recordings and hidden camera footage, she takes us behind the closed doors of the Israeli Rabbinical Courts. According to Jewish law husbands who leave their wives and children to live with other women can still refuse their legal wives divorce. The wives are denied other relationships and cannot move on with their lives. In some cases, women are forced to buy the divorce from their husband for large sums money. For years thousands of women have been living as "agunot", literally "chained women", in 21^st century Israel.

"A brave film, made with passion and commitment, that cries out against injustice, and which like some of the best documentaries gives a voice to the voiceless." (Jury Statement, Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2004)

Award: Wolgin Award For Best Documentary, Jerusalem Film Festival