Pinchas
Synopsis
Pinhas and his mother immigrated to Israel from Russia. The mother works long night shifts and spends her time with her lover, a married man. Pinhas is drawn to the warm and large religious family next door. Their daughter, who is the same age, and her older brother slowly introduce him to religion.
Credits
Director(s)
Pini Tavger
Producer(s)
Rafi Barbiro
Script
Pini Tavger
Cinematography
Shahar Gonen
Editor
Shai Rodogovsky
Cast
Evgenya Dodina, Anthony Berman, Yonatan Rozen, Michael Coresh
Original Language
Hebrew, Russian
Subtitles
English
Sound recordist
ni Elbar
Sound editing
Sharon Shama
Art director
Larissa Bliman & Hen Maimon
Produced with the help of
Tel-Aviv University Film & TV Dept., " Makor" film found, "Gesher" film found, Second Authority Channel of Israel.
Festival Highlights
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Finalist
Student Academy AwardsOscars2009 -
Winner
Best Asian FilmBeijing International Film Festival2009 -
Winner
Grand Jury Prize for Best ShortONfilm fest2009 -
Winner
Bronze AwardWarsaw Jewish Motifs Film Festival2009 -
Winner
Audience AwardBrooklyn International Film Festival2009
New York Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2010
FIPA Biaritz, France, 2010
BeFilm The Underground Film Festival, USA, 2010
Woodstock International Film Festival, USA, 2009
Brooklyn International Film Festival , USA, 2009
Mecal International Short Film Festival, Spain, 2009
Hamburg International Film Festival, Germany, 2008
Montpellier International Film Festival, France, 2008
Beijing International Film Festival, China, 2008
Jerusalem International Film Festiva, Israel, Drama, 2008