Event details
Exploring society’s expectations of women to perform as mothers, wives and
lovers, the films in the strand offer a critical yet highly entertaining
perspective on women’s traditional roles.
Films screening at this event
- Director
- Oran Zegman
- Country
- USA
- Year
- 2019
- Duration
- 25 min
Stunned by her boyfriend’s rejection of her marriage proposal, Leah Schwartzman checks herself into a special retreat where she is taught how to become “marriage material” in this quirky (yet quite dark) minimusical.
Winner – Short Film, LA Comedy Film and Screenplay Competition 2019
Winner – Best Musical Film, Manhattan Film Festival 2019
Winner – Best Musical Film, Rhode Island International Film Festival 2019
- Director
- Noa Gusakov
- Country
- Israel
- Year
- 2018
- Duration
- 15 min
Winner – Young Jury Award for Best Short Film, UK Jewish Film Festival 2019
Abigail wishes her late mum could be there for her when she herself becomes a mother. But someone else might unwittingly fulfil that role if only for one short but sweet afternoon.
Nominated – Best Short Feature Film, Israeli Film Academy Awards 2019
- Director
- Michael Weisler
- Country
- Australia
- Year
- 2018
- Duration
- 11 min
Everyone gathers at the hospital to meet Tikva’s new baby. But their excitement turns to shock when they finally get to see him.
- Director
- Dekel Berenson
- Country
- UK
- Year
- 2019
- Duration
- 15 min
Anna, a middle-aged single mother, lives in a small industrial town in war-torn Eastern Ukraine. Despite not having been out for years, she is lured by a radio advertisement to attend a party of foreign men who are touring the country, searching for love.
Nominated – Best Short Film, Cannes Film Festival 2019
Nominated – Best International Short Film, Toronto International Film Festival 2019
Winner – Outstanding International Narrative Film, Washington DC Shorts Film Festival 2019
- Director
- Vera Neubauer
- Country
- UK
- Year
- 2019
- Duration
- 18 min
Celebrated Czech-born British animator and filmmaker Vera Neubauer’s new film is a heady exploration of the myths our culture is based on. A highly inventive animation film for adults.
