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Eli
Director:
Sagi Alter
Reut Elad
Country:
Israel
year: 2014
Running Time:
7'31"
Technique:
3D computer
Category:
Student film
Producer:
Sagi Alter
Distributor:
Sagi Alter
The program:
Synopsis
The film illustrates a day in a life of an Israeli soldier during his service, located in the Palestinian territory. A local boy dressed as a bunny starts a chase that blurs the line between the pursuer and the pursued, between reality and imagination.
Director's BIO
Reut Elad was born In Israel and raised in Bat-Hefer. Her childhood was spent in art lessons and day dreaming. At the age of 18 she joined the Israel Defence forces and spent the majority of her service in the Palestinian city of Sh’hem and left at the age of 21. Although 6 years have passed since her service she is still trying to understand the unconventional experiences she went through. She created the movie “Eli” together with Sagi Alter in their last year of animation in the art academy “Bezalel”.
Sagi- Biography: Sagi was born in the coastal city of Hadera. During his childhood he used to draw with a black pen a flow of endless associations of images on any surface that came his way. When he was 18 he joined the IDF. During his service he was stationed as a combat soldier in Field Intelligence. Out of bushes and shrubs he spent 3 years Watching and observing the Palestinian people. The movie “Eli” he created together with Reut Elad as part of the final Project for the art academy “Bezalel”.Contacts
festivals-liaison@bezalel.ac.il
