THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER\ 2019
SHORT\DOCUMENTARY
An intimate investigation of World War II soviet veteran, 92 years old Newsak Weis or as he prefers, just uncle Nusya. The mission is to discover a real person under the armor of medals and the role model of hero.
Duration \ 23' min
CREDITS
Production Company \ Okapi Films, The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television
Production Country \ Israel
Director \ Efim Graboy
Cinematography \ Daniel Binsted, Efim Graboy
Producer \ Vered Osman
Research \ Talia Ashuach Salomon
Sound design \ Rotem Dror
Color Grading \ Daria Turetski
Editor \ Efim Graboy
Stills photography \ Maya Louzon
Original Music \ Pushkin Klezmer Band
Songs \ Ternovka, Trombone Taksim, Limonchiki
Additional Music \ Circus Marcus - Improvisation No 2
AWARDS
Zlin Dog Competition Best Short Documentary \ Zlin International Film Festival 2017
Honorable Mention Award \ Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2017
Outstanding Directing Award \ VGIK Student Film Festival 2017
Audience Award \ FilmSchoolFest Munich 2017
Best Short Film \ Short to the POINT December 2017
Distribution Prize for Best Short Film \ Distribution Prize Serge Daney 2018
FESTIVALS
Zlin International Film Festival 2017 \ Czech
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival 2017 \ Israel
Jerusalem International Film Festival \ Israel \ Official Selection
VGIK Student Film Festival 2017 \ Outstanding Directing Award
FilmSchoolFest Munich 2017 \ Germany
Short to the POINT December 2017 \ Romania
Student World Awards 2018 \ USA \ Official Selection
Angeles Doc 2018 \ USA \ Official Selection
Living Skies Student Film Festival 2018 \ Canada \ Official Selection
Distribution Prize Serge Daney 2018 \ France
Leiden International Short Film Experience 2018 \ Netherlands
Summer Film Festival 2018 \ Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Filmfest München 2018 \ Germany \ Special Awardes Screening