Sun Bay
Synopsis
In the shadow of Eilat’s grand hotels, a hidden trailer park known as ‘Sun Bay’ is nestled on the beach—a home resort for those escaping their past. Here, a middle-aged garbage collector yearning for family, a veteran battling PTSD, and an elderly Englishwoman trying to rearrange her life, live in self-imposed isolation. As demolition threatens, their stories of escape and fight against loneliness unfold, revealing the deep human need for refuge and belonging.
This intimate and deeply human portrait of life on the margins is the powerful feature debut of IDA Award-winning director Ido Weisman (“Requiem for a Whale”).
Credits
Director(s)
Ido Weisman
Producer(s)
Hadar Hasina Masasa
Executive Producer(s)
Guy Yaaqov Hammel
Script
Ido Weisman, Ayala Bengad
Cinematography
Ido Weisman
Editor
Ayala Bengad
Original Music
Ophir Leibovitch
Cast
Eliezer Lankri, Amir Hen, and Tova Krasner RIP
Original Language
Hebrew, English
Subtitles
Hebrew, English
Broadcaster
Kan - Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation
Produced with the help of
Gesher Multicultural Film Fund, Negev Film Fund, David Gombin Memorial Foundation, The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, Tel Aviv University, Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts
Sound Designer
Ronen Nagel
Second Cinematographers
Guy Yaaqov Hammel, Omer Weiss
Image and Color Design
Ido Karila
Graphic Design
Tamar Ben Joya
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best Debut FilmDocaviv Film Festival2025
Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival, Israel, Official Competition, 2025
Reviews
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"The filmmaker embarked on a long and intimate documentary journey, capturing marginalized figures from the scorching southern edge of Israel’s periphery. Maintaining uncompromising humanism and a naturalistic aesthetic, he draws the viewer into the lives of unlikely protagonists who evoke both insight and empathy."
- Docaviv Jury Justification
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"Truly driven by a desire to simply watch and listen, without imposing any opinions."
- Srita
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"Its purpose is to understand the other and see the beauty in them."
- Haaretz
