The SERET Film Festival promotes Israeli filmmaking and celebrates the development of a new generation of Israeli filmmakers.
We'll be screening the four winners of the Festival’s short film competition. This competition was open to the leading Israeli film schools and presents the future of Israeli cinema.
The winners for the Promising New Director Award are:
Romi Menachem
Gidon Dayan Forse
Nathanel Yosef
Shaylee Atary
Out of Play by Romi Menachem
Director: Romi Menachem
Length: 20 mins
School: Sapir College - School of Audio & Visual Arts
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
UK Premiere
Bar, 12, wakes up to a day when she’ll be forced to earn back her spot on the class soccer team. As the day progresses she realizes that the real problem is off the field.
Switch by Gidon Dayan Forse
Director: Gidon Dayan Forse
Length: 11 mins
School: The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
UK Premiere
A newlywed Hassidic couple are on their way to a traditional wedding blessing celebration, when they discover that their car is stolen. A meeting at the insurance agency forces the couple to decide if they will lie or maintain marital harmony.
Jack & Jetta by Nathanel Yosef
Director: Nathanel Yosef
Length: 19 mins
School: Kibbutzim College
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
UK Premiere
About two years ago, Jetta, a caregiver from Moldova came into Jack life, a 90-year-old widower. The connection between them was very natural and brought with it a lot of joy, humour, laughter but also moments of crisis.
Neurim by Shaylee Atary
Director: Shaylee Atary
Length: 30 mins
School: Steve Tisch TAU
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
UK Premiere
Breezes of desire permeate daily rehabilitation routines when a new relationship develops between Orr, a 30-year-old wheelchair user, and her new physiotherapist.
