DARK NIGHT

DARK NIGHT

Drama

Israel, 2005 | 30 mins

Directors
Leonid Prudovsky

Producers
Raphael Katz

An Israeli military jeep, returning to base from patrol late at night, strikes a landmine while still in hostile territory. Two of the soldiers survive the blast only to be trapped in a Palestinian town teeming with militants. They seek refuge in the nearest house, inhabited by a Palestinian couple.

As the night progresses and the situation becomes more desperate, the soldiers discover something about the couple, which may lead to a solution.

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Festivals:

Jerusalem International Film Festival - July 2005

San Diego Jewish Film Festival - February 2007

Hartford Jewish Film Festival - March 2007

NY Israeli Film Festival - February 2006

Rome Festival of Short Films 2006

Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films - August 2006

Chinese Academy Beijing Festival of Young Cinema - November 2006

Austin Jewish Film Festival - 2007

San Jose Jewish Film Festival - 2007

Ramaz Upper School - 2007

Jewish Community Center in Manhattan - 2007

Kehilat Jeshuron Film Festival - 2007

Sedona International Film Festival - 2007

Flanzer Jewish Community Center - 2007

University of Wisconsin - Hillel - 2007

Pacific Jewish Film Festival - 2007

Tampa Jewish Film Festival - 2007
Ramaz Upper School - 2007
Princeton University - 2007
Desert Film Society

Aitz Hayim Center for Jewish Living

Hillels of Chicago

Samuel Field YM & YWHA - June 2007

Anita M. Stone Jewish Communtiy Center - August 2007

SUNY Purchase Film Festival - October 2007

Alaska Jewish Film Festival - March 2008

Allentown Jewish Community Center Film Festival
Detroit Jewish Film Festival
San Diego Jewish Film Festival
NJ Jewish Film Festival - March 2007
Vancouver Jewish Film Festival

Jewish Community Center of the Greater Five Towns Film Festival - May 2007

 

Awards:

• Nominated for a 2005 American Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in the Student Short Film Category
• Special Mention - Jerusalem International FilM Festival 2005
• Audience Choice Award for Best Student Short Film, NY Israeli Film Festival 2006
• Audience Award, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films Festival 2006
• Best Short Film, Chinese Academy Beijing Festival of Young Cinema 2006
• Best Film, Rome Festival of Short Films 2006