Short from the Past 1 – A Selection of Israeli Short Films from Recent Years
Organizer: Haifa International Film Festival · ETHOS
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Cinema Reshet - Herzl 46
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Shorts from the Past 1 – A Selection of Israeli Short Films The first collaboration between Cinema Reshet and the Haifa International Film Festival brings a special selection of Israeli short films that have screened at the festival in recent years. Join us for three evenings of short films in a unique outdoor screening in the heart of Haifa’s Hadar neighborhood.
Cinema Reshet – 46 Herzl St., Haifa Doors open: 7:30 PM Screening starts: 8:30 PM
Tickets available on-site only 20 NIS | Seating is first come, first served
From Here, You Can See the View First screened at the 36th Haifa International Film Festival – 2020 16 min.
Directed, written, shot and edited by Tal Elkim Co-edited by Naama Shmueli Sound design: Neil Gibbs
A student film produced at the Sam Spiegel Film School.
Between everyday life and national memorial days, between flowers and memorials to victims of terror, the Armon HaNetziv Promenade becomes a canvas for an Israeli identity caught between celebration, commemoration and confusion.
In the Shadow of the Mountain / Maya Kassel First screened at the 39th Haifa International Film Festival – 2023 22 min.
Directed and written by Maya Kassel Produced by Tal Moskowitz and Matan Glazovsky – Daisy Films Cinematography: Gal Rombek Editing: Gal El-Ad Sound design: Michael Emet Music: Adam Weingrod Featuring: Mingze Zhang, Maya Yang-Lazar, Li Le, Hertzel Tobi
In the middle of a workday, Ming is pulled away from a light-rail construction site and taken to a place that brings back memories of the home he left behind.
Event Horizon / Shira Geffen First screened at the 40th Haifa International Film Festival – 2024/25 15 min.
Directed and written by Shira Geffen Produced by Stav Morg Maron – Pardes Films Cinematography: Daniela Novitz Editing: Mai Resh Sound design: Aviv Aldema Music: Tamuz Dekel Featuring: Eldad Fribas, Tinker Shirai, Amelie Weiss, Timor Cohen
Five-year-old Noga joins her family on a trip through the desert. As her parents’ tension and constant arguments clash with the guide’s attempts to maintain an atmosphere of normality and stability, Noga finds herself caught between the two. Through her eyes, an ordinary family trip becomes an unexpected journey into adulthood.
More screenings in the Shorts from the Past series: Wednesday, September 30 – Program 2 Cold Water – Itamar Elkalkai | Salma – Suheila Gattas | A Fading Memory – Yiftach Samocha
Thursday, October 1 – Program 3 White Eye – Tomer Sasson | It’s Time You Died Already – Hadar Morag | The Day My Father Dies – Naif Hamoud
The event is presented in collaboration with Cinema Reshet, an independent cinema in Haifa’s Hadar neighborhood that brings people together through local filmmaking and creates a space for conversation, creativity and culture rooted in the here and now.
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