Open Your Eyes
Synopsis
Ilana arrives for her monthly treatment at the eye clinic. Her doctor is absent and
replaced by Dr. Khoury. Ilana considers herself a liberal woman but there is no way an Arab doctor will give her a shot in the eye. Yohai, who understands his mother is losing her eyesight, won’t let her leave.
Credits
Director(s)
Ilay Mevorach
Producer(s)
Kobi Mizrahi, KM Productions
Script
Ilay Mevorach
Cinematography
Eyal Elisha
Editor
Yael Perlov
Original Music
Habib Shehadeh Hanna
Cast
Asi Levi, Shady Srour, Roy Gurai
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English
Produced with the help of
Gesher Multicultural film fund.
Sound designer
Ami Arad
Festival Highlights
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Winner
Audience AwardLong / Short Film Festival, Tel-Aviv2018 -
Winner
Best Narrative Short Jury AwardPort Townsend Film Festival2018
Montreal Israeli Film Festival, Canada, 2019
Commonpoint Queens, USA, 2019
KOQIX INDIE FEST, Italy, 2019
Newport International Film Festival, USA, 2019
Terni Film Festival, Italy, 2018
International Izmir Short Film Festival, Turkey, 2018
Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada, 2018
PONTAULT COMBAULT Paris, France, 2018
Cleveland International Film Festival, USA, 2018
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, USA, 2018
Stony Brook Film Festival, USA, 2018
International Student Film Festival - Tel Aviv, Israel, 2018
Long/Short Film Festival, Israel, 2018
Jagran Film Festival, India, 2018
Espalion Film Festival, France, 2018
DC Shorts Film Festival, USA, 2018
Festival International du film de Nancy, France, 2018
Port Townsend Film Festival, USA, 2018
Encounters Film Festival, UK, 2018
Haifa International Film Festival, Israel, 2017
Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival, France, 2017
Reviews
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This bracing reminder of our shared humanity in the face of prejudice and fear is a gradually revealed, tightly edited and beautifully acted metaphor for the judgments we make and the walls we build as societies, and the surprises we find when we do, in fact, open our eyes.
Jury justification, Port Townsend Film Festival
