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Below the Surface

Partner: Gesher Multicultural Film Fund

Directors:

The film tells a story of emerging from darkness into light. Shahar, a reserve soldier with PTSD, reaches a secluded beach to end his life. After a struggle with the sea, he’s pulled into an inner journey of transformation, where he finds meaning and renewed hope.

Details

Duration: 7min.

Country: Israel

Language: No Dialogue

Year: 2025

Genre: Animation, Fiction (Drama)

Topic: Action, Animation, Army, Augmented Reality, Cinema, Death, Dream, Fantasy, Grief, Jewish, Mental Health, Ocean, Suicide, Supernatural, Trauma, Water

Cast & Crew

Directors:

Production company: Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem

Writer: Hila Frenkel, Ido Moshe

Cinematographer: Hila Frenkel, Ido Moshe

Editor: Hila Frenkel, Ido Moshe

Music: Anna- Maria Bazian, Shahar Hochman

Actors: Asif Bendek- Shahr the soldier

Festivals & Awards

2026

Utopia Film Festival Israel

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