Synopsis:
After two years in a long-distance relationship, Elishka moves to Israel to be with Lee to support him while his father is dying. At the airport, she is banned from entering the country and deported. The story unfolds through the couple’s online chats and through family conversations, using objects that were witnesses to the story. A bittersweet docu-animation.
- Director:
- Lee Oz, Eliška Habartová
- Year:
- 2017
- Country:
- Israel
- Running time:
- 6 min.
- Technique:
- Mixed media, Cut-Out Animation, Stop Motion Animation
- Original title:
- Velmi Blízko מאוד קרוב
- Production type:
- Professional
- Producers:
- Lee Oz, Eliška Habartová
- Animators:
- Lee Oz, Eliška Habartová
- Script writers:
- Lee Oz, Eliška Habartová
- Music composer:
- None
- Sound designer:
- Ron Sheskin
- Editors:
- Lee Oz, Eliška Habartová
- Production:
- Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
- Genres:
- Drama, Documentary, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Trauma, Identity, Death, Relationships, Love, Poetic, Surreal, Mental health, Festival Darlings
- Audience:
- Adults
- Festival selections:
- Zlín Film Festival
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