Sand Flakes
Synopsis
David, a sensitive, creative teenager, lives in Southern Israel with his ill mother, his father who gave up his dreams, and his young brother.
He discovers an online writing forum and starts publishing his family stories under the fake identity of the rich kid “Nadav”. As he gets entangled in his lies, he is afraid of losing his new forum friends, and being exposed by his family. The situation undermines the delicate fabric of the family.
Credits
Director(s)
Gitit Kabiri, Yahel Kabiri
Producer(s)
Itai Tamir, Assaf Amir
Co-Producer(s)
Ami Livne
Script
Gitit Kabiri
Cinematography
Boaz Yehonatan Yaakov
Editor
Ayelet Ofarim, Yoni Cohen
Original Music
Shai Maestro
Cast
Shani Cohen, Yossi Marshek, Ori Pfeffer, Lucy Aharish, Yonatan Lahav Weisberg, Shiraz Edri
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English, Hebrew
Animation Director
Sariel Keslasi
Sound Designer
Michael Goorevich
Original Music
Shai Maestro
Art Director
Nevo Rasta Chai Bako
Festival Highlights
Zlin Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2023
Seoul International Children's Film Festival, South Koreah, 2023
Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, 2023
Children’s Film Festival of Kerala, India, 2023
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia, 2023
