New shorts from the Sapir College of Communications

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A diverse collection of new short films from the School of Audio and Visual Arts at Sapir College in Israel. Titles include: “Anna-Maxim” (drama), “Abir” (drama), “Les visites de la fée des dentes” (animation), “Ma’avrak” (animation), “30 and Trying” (comedy), “Daybreak” (sci-fi).

WHY WE LIKE THIS FILM: This program is part of a new AJFF collaboration with Sapir College. Short programs are always great—they feature an ecclectic mix of films. If one isn’t to your taste, just wait a few minutes for the next one! Shorts are also how every filmmaker starts off, so come see the early work of tomorrow’s creators of feature length movies.

BONUS PROGRAMMING: In person Q&A with Sapir’s head of distribution, Hen Gimelfarb, visiting from Israel..

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30 and Trying

Nur gets pulled over by a police officer for getting old and underachieving. After glimpsing her not-so-bright...

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Abir

Keren decides to save the life of Abir - her cousin who has been homeless for 30 years. An intimate relationsh...

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Anna-Maxim

Anna, a nursing assistant, works as a caregiver to Maxim, a bitter Holocaust survivor and former painter. Livi...

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Daybreak

On a planet where sunlight appears once every five centuries, the inhabitants live in darkness. Asa dreams of ...

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Les visites de la fée des dents

Rose discovers the Tooth Fairy. Hearing differing stories from her loved ones, she embarks on a journey to fin...

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Ma’avrak

After losing his family to foreign invasion decades ago, Boaz lives in isolation, haunted by trauma. On the ni...

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