The Shovel and the Loom

Chaya, a philosophy student in Antwerp, grapples with her identity as the daughter of Holocaust survivors while caring for a Hasidic family's children. Her nighttime readings of Nietzsche and Einstein fuel her existential questions about God, Judaism, and suffering. Amidst her mother's obsession with domesticity and her father's fixation on the past, Chaya's connection to a young boy named Simeha leads her to confront her beliefs and heritage. A tragic accident ultimately reveals her deep ties to her faith and community, challenging her previous notions of identity.