Madame Yankelova's Fine Literature Club

Isarel |  2017  |  90 minutes  |  Director: Guilhad Emilio Schenker

An all-women’s club dedicated to the simple pleasure of luring men into their midst… then killing them. The one who brings the most fitting victim will be awarded a trophy. The one who’s able to score 100 trophies, will be elevated to a higher status among the club’s elite, indulging a decadent lifestyle with no further obligations.  

This year’s representation of Israeli Horror is a colorful, darkly humorous drama, akin to the charms of Jean Pierre Jeunet, and a deliciously morbid satire on romantic relationships and women’s role in society.

Guilhad Emilio Schenker is a Master and Bachelor graduate in film studies at Tel Aviv University film school, a “Berlinale Talents 2014” Alumnus, and a PhD candidate at Freie Universitat Berlin.
His short films "Lavan" , "Shatz" and "Shum" have participated in more than 150 film festivals around the world, including the Berlinale, the Montreal World Film Festival , Palm Springs International Film Festival , Palm Beach International Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival and many more. His short films won 15 international prizes including the best short film award at the Washington Film Festival , best short film at the Detroit Film Festival , best director at the Saint Petersburg Film Festival , best short at the Budapest Film Festival and many more.

In addition, his short film "Lavan" (White) was selected to be the representative of Israel to the American Academy Awards, the "Oscars", for the short film category. At present, he is hosting the TV show "living in films" that deals with the Israeli cinema. "Madame Yankelova's Fine Literature Club" supported by the the Rabinovich Israeli Film Fund and by Israeli Channel 10 is his
debut feature film.