Shmelky (2018)
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Country:
Israel
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Duration:
20 min
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Genre:
comedy, family
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Director:
Raanan Rosenbaum
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Producer:
Lihi Sabag
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Cast:
Dotan Elad, Idan Amit, Lior Naor
About film
The absurdist comedy-drama is centred around a Shmelky puppet (something like a Jewish version of the Muppet Show heroes), which experiences an identity crisis traditional for comedy actors: he thinks of himself as a grand dramatic artist and doesn’t want to sing songs about Shabbat and Mitzvahs in a children’s show anymore. Instead, he wants to perform in a hideous one-man show that he wrote. After his attempts to get rid of the role he is stuck in fail, Shmelky falls into despair - until the entire country, brought up on his simple shows, says to him: “In our complicated world the Chosen People very much need a purple puppet who tells them about Mitzvahs.”
Rewards and nominations
- Audience Choice Award, Maaleh Gradution Ceremony 2018 - Official Selection
- Nashville Jewish Film Festival 2018 - Best Student Film
- Best Shorts Film Festival La Jolla USA 2018 - Official Selection
- Louisville Jewish Film Festival 2019 - Official Selection
- Festival du Cinema Israelien de Montreal 2019 - Official Selection
- Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival 2019 - Official Selection