Tel Aviv University
The Oscar Collection
ROADS
Short TAU Student Film, Israel, 2007 22 minutes, in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.
Written, Directed and Produced by Lior Geller
Roads, is a 22 minute riveting fiction directed by Lior Geller. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles, Roads brings together two Palestinian children caught-up in drug running and a tormented Israeli addict seeking redemption. Each is searching for a way out from violence and rage.
Twenty-four awards including: Academy Award Nominee, Best Foreign Student Film 2008; Winner, CILECT 2008; Winner, Paris Cinerail Film Festival, France, 2008; Winner, Venice Film Festival, Italy 2008; Winner Best Editing, She-Seuchte Festival, Berlin 2008; Special Mention, Lodz Poland Media Festival 2007; VGIK Moscow Film Festival 2007; Young Audience Award, Montpellier France Festival 2007; Best Asian Short Film, Beijing China Festival 2007.
PINCHAS
Short TAU Student Film, Israel, 2008 32 minutes, in Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles.
Written and Directed by Pini Tavger.
Pinchas is an endearing story of a young immigrant boy searching for a sense of belonging and identity. This 32 minute fiction in Hebrew and Russian with English subtitles is both entertaining and charming, while exposing social issues and divides.
Academy Award Nominee 2008; Winner, Montpellier France, 2008; Winner Best Asian Film, Bejiing 2009; Winner Audience Award, Brooklyn 2009; Winner Grand Jury Award, Virginia, 2009; Winner Best Student Film Nashville, 2009; and Best Supporting Actor, Chicago, 2009.
DARK NIGHT
Short TAU Student Film, Israel, 2005 30 minutes, in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.
Written and Directed by Leon Prudovsky.
Dark Night is a 30 minute gripping drama that throws the audience into a state of unrelenting suspense. In Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles, the film opens when two lost Israeli soldiers take refuge in a Palestinian home. The tragedy of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict unfolds as compassion and humanity dance with entrenched fear and mistrust.
Winner, CILECT 2007; Winner Golden Award, Film Academy Beijiing, China 2006; Official Selection, Locarno 2006; Grand Prize, New York, 2006; Winner Special Mention Venice, 2005; Academy Award Nominee 2005. Also Grand Prize, Rome; Golden Horse Award, Larisa Greece; Audience Award, New York; Special Mention, Jerusalem; Audience Award, Palm Springs; and Best Photography, St. Petersburg.
SECOND WATCH
Short TAU Student Film, Israel, 1995 15 minutes, in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles.
Written and Directed by Udi Ben Arie.
Second Watch is the humorous story of two soldiers “on watch” who find a way to communicate and have some fun. Berkowitz, an Israeli Reserve soldier is guarding a remote post along the Israeli/Jordanian border. Just a few yards away is an equally bored Jordanian soldier. This 15 minute fiction in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles is an irresistible comic exercise that speaks volumes about some truths underlying life in the Middle East.
Academy Award Nominee 1996; Winner Best Short, Dresden 1996; Winner Jury Award, Munich 1996; and Winner Grand Prix, Montpellier, 1996