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Descent, The
Hayerida · dir. Shai Miedzinski
Israel 2010, 20’
Polish premiere
A family who lost its son goes to find a stone that will be a tombstone on his grave. The journey takes place in desert scenes of the craters region of the Negev, places that the son loved and used to visit, and awakens repressed feelings in the family.
| Director: | Shai Miedzinski |
| Screenplay: | Shai Miedzinski |
| Cinematography: | Itai Maron |
| Editing: | Anat Maltz |
| Cast: | Gabi Golan, Keren Miedzinski, Shosh Miedzinski |
| Awards: | Srebrny Niedźwiedź / Silver Bear (Berlinale Shorts 2010) |
Shai Miedzinski — born in Be’er Sheva in Israel on 1979. He attended a boarding school specializing in environmental studies in Sde Boker and then studied at the Sam Spiegel School for Cinema and Television in Jerusalem. He lives in Tel-Aviv.
