THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER\ 2019

SHORT\DOCUMENTARY

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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

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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

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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

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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

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