Listening In
As part of his duties, a young soldier in the intelligence unit starts to spy on a Palestinian gay couple. The complicated relationship between the two fascinates the soldier, and confronts his own sexual identity. But as his feelings conflict with his duty as a soldier, and he is faced with some hard decisions.
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Listening In
Written and Directed by: Omer Sterenberg
Fiction, 11 min., 2019, 2K, Color
Production: The Sam Spiegel Film & TV School - Jerusalem (JSFS)
Language: Arabic with Hebrew & English subtitles
Cast: Menashe Noy, Amir Tesler, Maya Gasner
As part of his duties, a young soldier in the intelligence unit starts to spy on a Palestinian gay couple. The complicated relationship between the two fascinates the soldier, and confronts his own sexual identity. But as his feelings conflict with his duty as a soldier, and he is faced with some hard decisions.
AWARDS & FESTIVALS:
First Prize: Escuela de Cine del Uruguay Student Festival, 2020
Best LGBT: NYC Shorts Film Festival, New York, USA, 2020
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel. 2019
Berlinale Film Festival, Berlin Germany, 2020
Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival, Israel, 2020
Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay film Festival, 2020
Festival Mix Milano, Italy 2020
MoliseCinema Film Festival Casacalenda, Italy, 2020
Chicago International Film Festival, USA, 2020
FestiFreak International Film Festival, Argentina 2020
Side by Side International LGBT Film Festival, Russia, 2020
Way Out West International Film Festival, New Mexico, 2020
Carmel Short International Film Festival, Zichron Yaakov, 2020
UK Jewish Film Festival, London, 2020
Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival, 2020
Montreal LGBTQueer Film Festival, Canada. 2020
Solidarity Film Festival, Tel Aviv, 2020