Checkmates
Israel | 2022 | 13 min. | Hebrew | Fiction
Two old fellas, Shlomo and Arie, are close friends for sixty years, sit at their beloved spot at the public park where they meet every week to play chess. For many years that they are hanging out and everything looks peaceful on the surface until an unexpected event, breaks the harmony, floods secrets from the past and puts the friendship to the test.
Production: Tal Rosenbaum
Script: Avihai Daskal
Cinematography: Alexey Kudriki
Editing: Nimrod Drory & Avihai Daskal
Sound Design: Lior Waitzman
Original Score: Avihai Daskal
Cast: Oded Kotler & Ili Gorlizki