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Asa Turns 13

Partner: Sapir College – School of Audio and Visual Arts | Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

Director: Sali Elimelech
Filmmaker's profile

Asa is about to celebrate his Bar-Mitzvah, a young Jewish boy’s entry into adulthood. Asa wanders through the streets to flee his helpless father and draw closer to his mother who betrayed him through her death. Her grave, which he never visited, is

Details

Duration: 30min.

Country: Israel

Language: Hebrew

Year: 2017

Genre: Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Adolescence, Coming of age, Jewish, Religion, Youth/Teen

Cast & Crew

Director: Sali Elimelech

Production company: Nevo Jakobivitch

Writer: Sali Elimelech

Cinematographer: Naama Bunimovitz

Editor: Sali Elimelech

Actors: Ishay Lalush , Zvulun Moshiashvili , Raz Cohen , Roth Farhi ,

Festivals & Awards

2018

Filmschool Fest Munich

Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival (TISFF) Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival (TISFF) Cinematography

2017

Cinema South Festival Cinema South Festival Best film

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