Festivals & Awards
2026
Utopia Film Festival Israel
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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.
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
Directors:
Production company: Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem
Writer: Hila Frenkel, Ido Moshe
Cinematographer: Hila Frenkel, Ido Moshe
Editor: Hila Frenkel, Ido Moshe
Actors: Asif Bendek- Shahr the soldier
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