The Boy
Synopsis
Avinoam and Barak, father and son from a Kibbutz bordering the Gaza strip, are forced to deal with another round of rockets and combat, each in their own way. One night, Barak reaches a boiling point and Avinoam is forced to absorb the heat.
The filmmaker, Yahav Winner, was murdered by Hamas terrorists on the October 7th massacre after attempting to stall them in order to allow Shaylee Atary, his wife, to escape with their newly born daughter Shaya.
Credits
Director(s)
Yahav Winner
Producer(s)
Yahav Winner
Script
Yahav Winner
Cinematography
Ben Peled
Editor
Shaylee Atary
Cast
Yoram Toledano, Nimrod Peleg
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best CinematographyTel Aviv International Students Film Festival2023 -
WINNER
Best ScreenplayFILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH2023 -
WINNER
Prix Interculturel AwardFILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH2023 -
WINNER
Best Short FilmIsraeli Academy Awards2024 -
WINNER
Founder's AwardCentre Film Festival2024
Tel Aviv International Students Film Festival, Israel, Students Competition, 2023
FilmFestival Cottbus, Germany, Special Screening, 2023
Rochester JFF, USA, 2024
Winnipeg JFF, Canada, 2024
Toronto JFF, Canada, 2024
Brooklyn Film Festival, USA, Official Selection, 2024
JxJ Festival Washington, USA, Official Selection, 2024
Marblehead JFF, USA, 2024
Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2024
Vancouver JFF, Canada, 2024
New Hampshire JFF, USA, 2024
Houston JFF, USA, 2024
Hamilton JFF, Canada, 2024
NIFF - Nice Israeli Film Festvail , France, 2024
Festival du Cinéma Israélien de Paris, France, 2024
Seattle JFF, USA, 2024
East Bay JFF, USA, 2024
Vienna JFF, Austria, 2024
Naples JFF, Italy, 2024
Columbus JFF, USA, 2024
Cincinnati JFF, USA, 2024
Tucson JFF, USA, 2024
Charlotte JFF, USA, 2024
Palm Beach JFF, USA, 2024
Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2023
Sillicon Valley JFF, USA, 2023
HollyShorts Monthly Screening, USA, 2023
Montreal Israeli Film Festival, Canada, 2023
Warsaw JFF, Poland, 2023
Boulder JFF, USA, 2023
Maine JFF, USA, 2023
FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH, Germany, 2023
Austin JFF, USA, 2023
Bucharest JFF, Romania, 2023
Girona FIlm Festival, Spain, 2023
Barcelona JFF, Spain, 2023
Ocean County Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2023
Rome International Film Festival, Italy, 2023
KOLNOA Israeli Film Festival, Czech Republic, 2023
Miami JFF, USA, 2023
Charleston JFF, USA, 2023
Whistler Film Festival (WFF), USA, Official Selection, 2024
LA Israeli FF, USA, Official Selection, 2024
San Diego JFF, USA, Official Selection, 2024
Jewish Community Alliance of Jacksonville, USA, Official Selection, 2024
Centre Film Festival, USA, Official Selection, 2024
BUFF - British Urban Film Festival, UK, Official Selection, 2024
Michigan State University, USA, Official Selection, 2024
Tashkent International Film Festival, Uzbekistan, Official Selection, 2024
Festival of Nations, Austria, Official Selection, 2024
Edmonton JFF, USA, Official Selection, 2024
Washington JFF, USA, Official Selection, 2024
Suffolk Y JCC, USA, Official Selection, 2024
Virginia JFF, UJF of TideWater, USA, Official Selection, 2024
IAC Cinematheque NJ, USA, Official Selection, 2024
Embassy of Israel in Berlin, Germany , Official Selection, 2024
Tbilisi Film Festival, Georgia, Official Selection, 2023
Embassy of Israel in Lisbon - BRAGACINE festival, Portugal, Official Selection, 2023
Reviews
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"This film alarms us urgently to how war becomes our everyday reality. We are deeply sorry that he is not with us to celebrate this great achievement. "
- 42nd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH Jury Motivation for Best Screenplay Award
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"Avinoam and Barak, father and son on a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip, farm their fields without saying a lot. Barak’s gaze keeps wandering to the other side of the gigantic barbed-wire fence. This film depicts this (generational) conflict in images that are emphatically calm, but beneath the surface the tension is seething and the situation threatens to escalate."
- 42nd FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH Jury Motivation for the Prix Interculturel Award
