Here and Now
Synopsis
A social drama told through the eyes of Andrey, a young immigrant living with his little sister in the slums of the city of Ashdod and struggling to assimilate into Israeli society, who forms a hip-hop band with his three best friends.
Their dream of taking part in the competition is all but shattered when Andrey, our main character, suffers a crisis at home. Andrey’s father has been in the hospital for months, leaving Andrey responsible for his little sister and for making payments on their mortgage. He can’t juggle caring for his sister, rehearsing, and working all at once.
Credits
Director(s)
Roman Shumunov
Producer(s)
Itai Tamir
Script
Joel Alexis
Cinematography
Ziv Berkovich
Editor
Maor Keshet, Haim Tabakman
Cast
Vlad Dubinsky
Original Language
Hebrew, Russian
Subtitles
English
Sound design
Michael Goorevich
Produced with the help of
Israeli Film Fund
Photo Credit
Laila Films
Festival Highlights
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Nominated
Best Actor AwardIsraeli Academy Awards2018 -
Nominated
Best MusicIsraeli Academy Awards2018 -
Winner
Best ScriptTransbaikalia International Film Festival2019
Torino Underground Film Festival, Italy, 2020
Jewish Motifs International Film Festival, Poland, 2019
Two Riversides Film and Art Festival , Poland, 2019
Moscow Jewish Film Festival, Russia, 2019
Ottawa Soloway JCC, Canada, 2019
Transbaikalia International Film Festival, Russia, 2019
Montreal Israel Film Festival, Canada, 2019
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 2019
Woodstock Film Festival, USA, 2018
Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, Official Feature Competition, 2018
