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Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon
Sand Flakes (2022)
Israel |
2022 |
90 min.
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.
| Country | Israel |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Duration | 90 min |
| Rating | 13 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Subtitle | Czech, English |
| Directed by | Gitit Kabiri, Yahel Kabiri |
| Screenplay | Gitit Kabiri |
| Director of Photography | Boaz Yehonatan Yaakov |
| Music | Shai Maestro |
| Edited by | Ayelet Ofarim, Yoni Cohen |
| Contact | Go2Films |
Biography
Screenwriters and directors from Israel. Gitit dealt with documentaries and writing. Her son Yahel studied filmmaking at Thelma Yellin and Tel Aviv University and made short films. Together they directed the drama Sand Flakes (2023), which is their feature debut.