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Pinchas
Israel 2008 | Short, 30 min., | Video
Director:
Pini Tavger
Script: Pini Tavger
Producers: Rafi Barbiro
Sponsors: Gesher Multi Cultural Film Fund; Makor Foundation
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| Synopsis |
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Pinhas & his mother are new immigrants from Russia
His mother barely makes a living working night shifts, she devotes her spare time to the affair she has with a married man. On the third floor lives a religious family, Pinhas is drawn to the warmth and unity that characterize this family there he meets a girl his age, and her older brother, who slowly introduces him to religion.
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Awards and Festivals |
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Awards:
Finalist - Student Academy Awards (OSCAR) 2009
Winner - Best Asian Film, Beijing International Film Festival 2009
Winner- Grand Jury Prize for Best Short at ONfilm fest, Virginia, 2009
Winner - Bronze Award, Warsaw Jewish Motifs Film Festival 2009
Winner- Audience Award, Brooklyn Int. Film Festival, 2009
Winner- Best Student FIlm, Nashville Jewish Film Festival, 2009 |
Festivals:
Tel Aviv International Students Film Festival, Israeli Competition, Israel 2008
Jerusalem film festival 2008 drama competition 2008
Hamburg International Film Festival 2008
Montpellier International Film Festival, official competition 2008
Beijing International Film Festival 2008- Winner - Best Asian Film
Cherry Hill Jewish Film festival 2009- Sneak preview directors presentation.
Cinemaiubit Short Film Festival, Romania, 2009
Mecal International Short Film Festival, 2009
FIFEM- Montreal Childrens FF, 2009
Jewish Motiffs, Poland, 2009
ONfilm fest, Northfolk, Virginia, 2009
Oskariada FF, Poland, 2009
Brooklyn International Film Festival 2009
Jewish Cinema South, 2009
Chicago Festival of Israeli Cinema, 2009
UK Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Stamford Jewish Film Festival, 2009
Vilnius Film Shorts, Lithuania 2009
Woodstock International Film Festival, 2009
Washington Jewish Film Festival, 2009
FIPA Biaritz 2010
New York Jewish Film Festival, 2010
Jewish Cinema South, 2010
Tucson Jewish Film Festival, 2010
Virginia Jewish Film Festival, 2010
Contra Costa Jewish Film Festival, 2010
BeFilm The Underground Film Festival, 2010
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More Credits |
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| Script: Pini Tavger |
| Production Company: Tel Aviv University |
| Co-Production Company: Pini Tavger |
| Camera: Shahar Gonen |
| Editor: Shai Rodogovsky |
| Original Music: Sharon Shama |
| Cast: Evgenya Dodina, Anthony Berman, ,Michael Koresh,Yonatan Rozen |
| Original Language: Hebrew/Russian |
| Subtitles: English |
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