The Pianist from Ramallah
Synopsis
Four years in the life of Muhammad “Misha” Alsheikh, a talented teenage pianist from Ramallah, who is the son of a Palestinian father and a mother who came from Russia. It takes Muhammad 3 hours to get from his house to a piano lesson with Emma, his Jewish-Israeli teacher who also came from Russia and now lives in Jerusalem, but his dream is bigger than borders. Between checkpoints, auditions and his father’s will that he will become a doctor, he tries to fulfill his dream of becoming a professional pianist – and also stay happy.
Credits
Director(s)
Avida Livny
Producer(s)
Eitan Evan (Evanstone Films Ltd), Udi Zamberg (T.H. Productions Ltd)
Cinematography
Nayef Hamud
Editor
Nili Feller
Original Language
Arabic, Russian, English
Subtitles
English, Czech
Sound Editing
Aviv Aldema
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best DocumentaryMontreal Israeli Film Festival2021
Master of Art Film Festival, Bulgaria, Art and Children Category, 2022
BIKY International Film Festival, Korea, 2021
Montreal Israeli Film Festival, Canada, In competition, 2021
Solidarity Internatinoal Film Festival, Israel, Special Screening, 2021