Pushkin’s Pants
Synopsis
In the 1990s, Israel established government-built caravan sites for Russian and Ethiopian immigrants. The cultural differences and poverty created tension between the immigrants. Abraham, a 9-year-old immigrant from Ethiopia, teaches himself Russian in order to survive the difficult conditions. He meets his neighbor Marina. She invites him inside her caravan. She is astounded by his Russian and compares him to the Russian national poet, Alexander Pushkin, whose grandfather was Ethiopian. Abraham and Marina create a unique bond- two immigrants from different parts of the world, both connected by the same caravan site. The film is part of the “Equals” project, by the Gesher Multicultural Film Fund.
Credits
Director(s)
Lev Brodinsky
Producer(s)
Yael Perlov, Alma Ben Zeev
Script
Lev Brodinsky
Cinematography
Eyal Malka
Editor
Yael Perlov
Cast
Michael Arfeino, Tamara Klingon, Mikey Yahav, . Hezi Barkoy, Philipp Mogilnitskiy
Original Language
Amharic, Russian
Subtitles
English
Sound Designer
Ami Arad
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best Debut FilmSao Paulo International Short Film Festival2020
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, , 2020
Goa Short Film Festival, India, 2020
Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil, 2020
Rome Indipendent Prisma Film Festival, , 2020
Orlando International Film Festival, USA, 2020
Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival, Israeli, 2020
Moscow shorts, Russia, 2020
Rolling Ideas Film Festival, , 2020
Short to the point Film Festival, , 2020
Short Film Factory, , 2020
Short Cine Fest, , 2020
Eurasia International film festival, , 2020
