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2023 NOMINEE - BEST SHORT FILM
2019
Israel / Brazil
21 mins
Hebrew
Short Film Competition
| Tomer Shushan | |
| Shira Hochman, Kobi Mizrahi | |
| Daniel Gad (Omer), Dawit Tekelaeb (Yunas), Amir Busheri (Nati), Reut Akkerman (Mishel) |
A man finds his stolen bicycle and it now belongs to a stranger. In his attempts to retrieve the bicycle, he struggles to remain human.
About the Director
Tomer Shushan is a writer and a director from Israel. His film INSIDE SHELLS (2017) screened in FIPA and Sau Paulo international short film festival among others. WHITE EYE, his first independent short film, was nominated for Best-Live Action Short Film in the 93rd Academy Awards. Tomer has participated in more than 100 film festivals (including 30 Oscar qualifying film festivals), won the Best Narrative Short Jury Award in SXSW 2020. He is currently developing his feature film WAITING FOR THE SUN.
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Awards
2020 SXSW Film Festival, Narrative Short Competition – Best Narrative Short
2020 Lighthouse International Film Festival – Best Narrative Short Film
2020 The Galway Film Fleadh – Best International Short Fiction Award
2020 Salute Your Shorts Film Festival – The Best of Fest Award
2020 Urbanworld Film Festival – Best Narrative Short
2020 Guanajuato Film Festival – SIGNIS Award
2020 Badalona Film Festival – Best Short Film + Best Director
2020 The El Paso Film Festival – Best Narrative Short
2020 San Jose International Film festival – Best short film
2020 Kaohsiung Film Festival – Golden Fireball Award for Best short film
2020 UK Jewish Film Festival – Young Jury Award for Best Short Film
2020 Warsaw Jewish Film Festival – Best Narrative Short
2020 Rio De Janeiro – Curtas Cinema – Best Director + Audience Award
2020 Leeds International Film Festival – Best Short Film
