"Sparks" Contest
Monday | 11.11.2024 | 22:00-23:30 | Cinematheque - Hall 1
This is the second year of the "Sparks" competition, for which films and works by students from the School of Audio and Visual Arts have been selected. In the framework of the competition, two prizes will be awarded to outstanding films in the amount of NIS 2,500, courtesy of the Farhi family.
Ruth Farhi (1927-2021)
Ruth Farhi was an acclaimed actress who played dozens of roles in films, series and plays. In addition to all her prolific work, she had a great love for participating in student films and meeting the next generation of filmmakers in Israel. She is survived by three children and six grandchildren, who decided to commemorate her by giving to those students she loved so much.
The participating films:
Bgufa | Reut Hamami
Shiri is dealing with trauma following an attack she had witnessed, at a rail station in Jerusalem. She decides to face the fear and trauma that follows
In Between | Maayan Alkan Helman
Gal, a 16-year-old girl, misses the bus to school. After she fails to catch a ride, she decides to stay in the kibbutz, and is able to observe it from afar. She gets a different angle on the place where she has lived all her life, and manages to see it as she never saw it before.
Two years old for 70 years | Shai Baskin
A lost home movie made me want to understand what happened to my aunt who died when she was two years old. 70 years later, I made a movie to try and keep her in our memories.
Hasod Hazoher Bahosheh | Ela Dagan
A short letter to Mom
Now What, Alladin? | Ofir Tal
Self-conscious Dan is determined to pick up a girl at the bar, but things go wrong when he takes his friend's advice too far.
Easily Forgotten | Yuval Kachlon
Amalia Dinor is a 91-year-old woman, lucid and authentic. Traveling the world on an electric wheelchair and helping one Filipina. 36-year-old Diadem came from the Philippines and is Amalia's only help, while Amalia tries to cope alone.
Reva Deravin | Eliezer Henig
On his deathbed, the last moments of the Rebbe with his followers take a turn when he's asked to speak about something he doesn't believe he can accomplish
5,6,7,8 | Kinar Dar
When her role in the dance company is taken away from Ellie by another dancer, she feels as if her fate is sealed.
The Company manager kicks her home and there her inner world comes out, wears physical expression and takes over space and time.