STUDENT ISRAELI Short Film Festival
Today's Film Festival
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1h 18m
THE TRAGEDY OF THE LADY, 14min., Drama
Directed by Doron Neeman
Hannah, a young actress, is forced to compete for the role of Lady Macbeth against her friend, whom she secretly loves.
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sketchbook, 3min., Animation
Directed by Adam Jaber
A frustrated artist falls asleep at his desk. Then suddenly, the character he drew comes to life and embarks on an entertaining journey through the pages of his sketchbook.
JAM, 16min., Animation
Directed by Dor Samara, Ori Givati
Alon, a 10-year-old boy, goes to his first Hanukkah dinner at the new home of his father and his partner. He tries to feel like he belongs, but when the box of donuts he made is thrown in the trash, everything falls apart. He fills with anger, and out of his rage a giant, deadly donut comes into being. In the end, when family secrets come to light, Alon begins to find crumbs of closeness with his family-but also realizes that the donut will never completely disappear.
THE SILENCE OF THE MIME, 15min., Drama
Directed by Avyel Cohen
A 14-year-old girl, haunted by a recurring nightmare, confronts a mysterious mime blocking her path to an illuminated door. Through hypnotherapy, she discovers the mime she perceived as an enemy actually protects a repressed traumatic memory.
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THINGS I WANTED TO SAY, 12min., Romance/Drama
Directed by Daniel Toffler bruski
Danny and Yaara are a couple. Danny works in high-tech, Yaara is an anonymous theater actress. They have relationship problems but they don’t talk about them and pretend that everything is fine. One day, Yaara gets an audition for “The maids.” She asks Danny for help in preparing properly, but when the two start acting out the script, the problems in their relationship surface and things start to deteriorate.
BACKSTAGE, 16min., Drama
Directed by Osnat Ben Zimra
When an amateur director and a budding actor are trapped in a theater overnight, a confrontation over their craft transforms into a profound journey of discovery. As their conflicting approaches collide, an unexpected bond forms, blurring the lines between friendship and something deeper.