Program 3 – Gaps

Eight short films revolving around the gaps between dreams and reality; from the personal, through the social, to the national

Temple Mount

Dir: Ayelet Golan

Pro: Ayelet Golan

Sc: Ayelet Golan

DP: Ayelet Golan

Ed: Ayelet Golan

Music: Ayelet Golan

Sound Design: Ayelet Golan

An independent production

A documentation of two realities battling over my Temple (Mount). An historical audio recording gets a strategic twist, and turns my home in Jaffa into the battlefield over the old city of Jerusalem. (8 Min.)

Tunnels

Dir: Guy Adout

Sc: Guy Adout

DP: Guy Adout

Ed: Guy Adout

Music: Liav Bitan

Sound Design: Liav Bitan

Source: The NB Haifa School of Design

A former solider is telling his story of the war in Gaza. His unit had to look for tunnels underneath the houses. The order was to shoot any suspect, children included. Away from the battlefield, the unit took the whole situation lightly, a mistake that would cost some lives. (5 Min.)

A Day Out

Dir: Menachem Tzivin

Sc: Menachem Tzivin

DP: Aner Tausig

Ed: Shir Eldad

Music: Guy Rodovich

Sound Design: Mitch Clyman

Cast: Uriya Hirsch, Eli Lax

Source: The Ma'aleh School of Television, Film andthe Arts

Produced with the support ofThe New Israeli Fund for Film andTelevision, The Jerusalem Fund for Film and Television

Yochai, a melancholic single in his thirties, refuses to start living his life. Other than taking care of the minimal chores of life, he is busy distracting himself by all available means. However, today he is required for another task. He has to get up in the morning and take his nephew, Ilai, to the school annual trip. (17 Min.)

Prologue

Dir: Shiri Kuban

Sc: Shiri Kuban

DP: Gaya Elstein

Ed: Michal Holland

Music: Klangfarben

Cast: Anastasia Fein, Yossi Yarom, Hila Rachel Chen

Source: The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School

Nur decides to leave home and break up with Eric, her violent boyfriend. When Eric finds out, he does all that he can to stop her. Eventually, the choice remains entirely in Nur's hands.(9 Min.)

Cosmopolitan

Dir: Moran Nakar

Pro: Kobi Mizrahi, Alona Amram

Sc: Moran Nakar

DP: Roi Kayzerman

Ed: Or Lee-Tal

Sound Design: Rotem Dror

Cast: Adam Kende, Yakir Eliahu Vaknin, Stav Sabag

Source: KM Productions

Produced with the support of Gesher Milticultural Film Fund

An independent production

Jacob goes out, for the first time in his life, to a gay party, but discovers that his skin color prevents him from being truly accepted into the crowd. (7 Min.)

Summer Shade

Dir: Shira Haimovici

Sc: Shira Haimovici

DP: Tamas Meder

Ed: Ido Zeevi, Tamir Faingold

Music: Didi Erez

Sound Design: Nin Hazan

Cast: Netta Roe, Tamoz Levi, Yuli Yildis, Yehonatan Vilozny, Mendi Barsheshet, Yoav Bavly, Roni Shper Milo

Source: The London Film School

Exploring true events of women discrimination happening in Israel, “Summer Shade” offers a slice-of-life insight into an Israeli summer day. Gal, a 13- year-old redhead girl runs away from her older sistersto her favorite relaxing summer spot: the magical refreshing pond nearby her summerhouse. Shortly after her arrival, a group of ultra-orthodox Hassidic Jews arrives into the place and violently kicks her out of there.(15 Min.)

Mom's in Town and She Didn't Tell Me

Dir: Elina Margolin

Sc: Elina Margolin

DP: Rani Avidan

Ed: Rani Avidan

Music: Adam Weingrod

Sound Design: Shlomi Attiasand, Liat Attar

Cast: Suzanna Papian, Helena Yaralova, Alexander Senderovich, Dani Margolin

An independent production

An imaginative young loafer discovers that her mom is in a secret visit in her town. She calls up her brother and together they try to find out what the mother is hiding. A dramatic comedy about what happens to children of immigrant families when their parents finally leave the nest.(16 Min.)

The Original Acre Fish

Dir: Rano Dick

Sc: Rano Dick

DP: Michael Morozov, Amnon Haas

Ed: Rano Dick

Cast: Fahed Dahdal, Samer B'sharat, Imad Mari, Mari Abou, Oren Ben Simon

Source: Kino Alhambra

Produced with the support of The New Fund for Cinema and TV, Galil Film Fund

An independent production

This is the story of Sami El-Aziz, one of Acre's veteran fishermen. For many years, Sami has struggled to provide for his family, and every night he comes home from the sea empty-handed. One night, after another unsuccessful day of fishing, Sami is giving up hope. He decides to sink his own ship. At that very moment, Sami is given one last opportunity to regain his lost dignity when suddenly; a talking mullet appears on the boat and offers to make his wish come true. (28 Min.)