Synopsis
22 year old Ilana lives with her elderly mother in Tel Aviv. Every conversation between the two turns into a quarrel that makes Ilana run off. Wandering the ruthless, dark streets, Ilana seeks human closeness and intimacy.
Israel 2009 | 23 min | HD | Color | Hebrew / English subtitles
Cast
Ilana: Hadas Mordel | The Mother: Razia Israely | Prostitute: Tamara Klingon | Guy at the Bar: Eli Menashe | Pimp: Elad Sharabi | Neighbor: Nadia Kucher | Taxi Driver: Yaron Ben Menachem | Vera: Alice Kroytor
Crew
Director of Photography: Asi Oren | Executive Producer: Michal Weits | Editor: Hadara Oren | Original Music: Karni Postel | Production Designer: Michal Honigsfeld | Chief Lighting Technician: Doron Djerassi | Production Mixer & Sound Design: Michael Goorevich | Poster Design & Image: Anna Lukashevsky | Screenwriter and Director: Dana Goldberg
Supported by Cinema Project – The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts
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Festivals
International Women's Film Festival, Israel, 2009
Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam , 2010
International Women's Film Festival Dortmund – Cologne , 2010
Paris International Lesbian & Feminist Film Festival, France, 2010
Open Cinema International Short Film Festival, St. Petersburg, 2010
Awards
The Most Promising Director Award, the International Women's Film Festival, Rehovot 2009
Jury Statement:
“The director is a unique voice in Israeli cinema. The casting, cinematography and daring directing created a strong sense of a fascinating delusion, within every human connection portrayed in the film. Dana! We eagerly await your first feature film and hope the path to making this film won't be hindered by the heavy obstacles on the way – please keep expressing your voice over and over again.”