the Deceased
The Deceased is a stop motion animation musical. The short film accompanies Haim, an elderly man lying on his deathbed, as his family members gather to say goodbye to him on his last journey, each in their own absurd way.
המנוח
מחזמר באנימציית בובות המתאר את יומו האחרון של חיים - קשיש השוכב על ערש דווי בבית החולים. בני משפחתו של חיים באים כדי להיפרד ממנו, כל אחד בדרכו האבסורדית שלו
“The Deceased” - Avishai Simchovitch and Keren Or Zelingher, November 2020, Language: Hebrew, Arabic, 07:09
Produced at the The department of Screen based Arts
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem.
With the support of
Israel Cinema Project–The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts
Israel Ministry of Culture and Sport, The Cultural Administration
The Israel Film Council.
The film was produced with the support of
The Jerusalem Film &Television Fund
At the Jerusalem Development Authority
Awards:
ASIF 2021, Best Student Film Award
CRAFT International Animation Festival 2021, Best Student Film Award
Zabut Festival 2021, Best Original Soundtrack Award
Burien Film Festival 2021, Best Sound Award
Sardinia Film Festival 2021, Pino Zac Award for the most innovative and brave film
BALKANIMA - European Animated Film Festival 2021, Honorable Mention
Canlandıranlar Film Festival 2021, Finalist
Link International Film Festival 2021, Finalist
LAFF Longwood Animation Film Festival 2022, Best Stop Motion
Official Selection:
Ottawa International Animation Festival 2021, Ottawa, Canada
Anifilm 2021, Liberec, Czech Republic
Węgiel Film Festival 2021, Katowice, Poland
Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival 2021, San Diego, California, USA
ANIMART 2021, Athens, Greece
Supertoon 2021, Šibenik , Croatia
Jerusalem film festival 2021, Jerusalem, Israel
Indie Anifest 2021, Seoul, South Korea
Carmel International Film Festival 2021, Zikhron Ya'akov, Israel
Warsaw Animation Film Festival 2021, Warsaw, Poland
Festival Stop Motion Montreal 2021, Montreal, Canada
Cortoons Festival Gandia 2021, Gandia, Spain
Animanima International Animation Festival 2021. Čačak, Serbia
Jewish International Film Festival 2021, Australia
Manchester Animation Festival 2021, Manchester, United Kingdom
Macau International Film Festival, 2021, Macau
Animae Caribe International Animation & Digital Media Festival 2021, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Anima 2022, Brussels, Belgium
Capri Hollywood 2021, Capri, Italy
ANIMAC 2022, Lleida, Spain
MONSTRA Lisbon Animated Film Festival 2022, Lisbon, Portugal
Jewish Film Festival 2022, Brussels, Belgium
ULSAN international film festival
Tricky Women/Tricky Realities 2022 , Vienna, Austria
MEDIAWAVE Film and Music Gathering 2022, Győr, Hungary
Chaniartoon - International Comic & Animation Festival 2022, Chania, Greece
Cinema Shabloolim 2022, Gvulot, Israel
the film took part in the exhibition "Twenty Four Frames Per Seconds" in Tel Aviv museum of art.