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SHMAMA
26 minutes | 2017
Director: Miki Polonski | DOP: Ilya Marcus | Producer: KM Productions
Leah works as a maid in the hotel during the day, while Meital, her daughter, sings at the hotel’s lobby at night. They live trapped in their relationship, surrounded by the Dead Sea.
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Best Director
PANCEVO FILM
FESTIVAL
2017
Festivals and Awards:
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Pardino D'Argento SRG SSR for the International Competition at Locarno Film Festival (2017)
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Ekadeshma International Short film Festival, Kathmandu, Nepal (2017)
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Passaggi d'Autore: Intrecci Mediterranei Film Festival, Italy (2017)
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Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, Serbia (2018)
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Best Script in the Sam Spiegel, Gesher Multicultural Film Fund at the Jerusalem film festival (2017)
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Best Director, Panacevo Film Festival (2017)
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Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic (2017)
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Imagine India Film Festival, Madrid, Spain (2017)
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Tirana International Film Festival, Albania (2017)
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Alessandria Film Festival, Italy (2018)
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NexT International Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania (2018)
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Washington Jewish Film Festival (2018)
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