The Taste of Israel reception is sponsored by Jared & Shirley Rosenstein. The film program is sponsored by Teri Patullo
ALL FILMS $5.00
MY NAME IS DANIA
Israel / Drama / Russian, Hebrew/ 22 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Dania (35) visits his father, Abrasha, who lives in public housing for immigrants and suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. Abrasha doesn’t recognize his son and only wants to go home, even though he’s already there.
Director: Lev Brodinsky
Writer: Lev Brodinsky
Producer: Alma Ben-Zeev
Key Cast: Vladimir Fridman, Daniel Styopin, Issac Pekar, Fira Kantor
Contact Name: Lev Brodinsky
Contact Email: levbrodinsky@gmail.com
Website– https://levbrodinsky.com/my-name-is-dania
Social Media: Lev Brodinsky (Facebook & Instagram)
FAREWELL PARIS
Iran / Drama / Persian w/English subtitles / 20 minutes
The film is a heartwarming drama-comedy about a young boy with Down syndrome who is deeply in love with Paris. Throughout the film, he tries to learn French and dreams of taking a journey to Paris.
Director / Writer: Mohammad Ebrahim Shahbazi
Cast: Mohammad Rasoul Safari, Morteza Ghadiri, Azin Fahimi, Setin Khanmohammadi
ROMA
Israel / Drama / Russian, Hebrew / 22 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Roma Gutman (16), is an immigrant from Ukraine, following the war there. While his father dreams of returning to their home country, Roma will do anything in order to fit in his new home.
Director: Lev Brodinsky
Writer: Lev Brodinsky
Producer: Alma Ben-Zeev
Key Cast: Ivan Alexandrov, Vladimir Fridman, Shai Avivi
Contact Name: Lev Brodinsky
Contact Email: levbrodinsky@gmail.com
Website: https://levbrodinsky.com/roma
Social Media: Lev Brodinsky ( Facebook & Instagram)
THE CURRENT
Australia / Black-comedy / English / 14 minutes
Synopsis: When a veteran traveler boards a cruise ship, hoping for new adventures, he finds himself amidst a lot of other elderly passengers. Distancing himself from them at first, various mishaps out at sea drive him towards their camaraderie.
Director – Alasdair Keith Gardiner
Writer – Alasdair Keith Gardiner
Producers – Tessa Chung, Alasdair Keith Gardiner
Key Cast – Marty Rhone, Roy Barker, Kentaro Hara
Contact – Alasdair Keith Gardiner
Email – alasdairkeithgardiner@gmail.com
THE DROWING FISH
China / Drama / Chinese w/English subtitles / 15 minutes
SYNOPSIS: A story which was set against the backdrop of a night during the pandemic, illustrates the unexpected incidents happened to an ordinary young man who violated the pandemic restrictions in order to enjoy a bowl of rice noodles.
Director: WeiHua Feng
Writer: WeiHua Feng
Producer: Xiang Zhang
Contact: Donnie Cai
Email: info@dogme23.com
TERESA, STATION B
Germany / Drama / German W/English subtitles / 20 minutes
SYNOPSIS: Nurse Teresa must leave her children at home to begin her hospital shift. When her son injures his head, she realizes she cannot leave the ward as the only qualified caregiver. She reaches out to her ex-husband, who steps in but threatens to take custody. Meanwhile, a patient suffers a cardiac arrest, and Teresa fights to save his life. Ultimately, she learns that her children are safe, but her shift is far from over—she must return to the ward.
Director: Katharina Sporrer
Writer: Jennifer Nedlin
Producer: Henry Tritschler
Cinematographer: Anna Katharina Kolkmann
Key Cast Hanife Sylejman, Sima Seyed, Philip Günsch
Contact: Lucie Hilchenbach
Email: festival@hamburgmediaschool.com
Website: https://www.hamburgmediaschool.com/filme/teresa-station-b
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/film.hms/