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Dark Pieces

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A portrayal of the enclosed lives of a Holocaust survivor and her son Uri 13 years old), amid the early years of Israel. Shadowed by his mother’s depression, Uri’s attempt to perfect his abilities in the field of checkers collides with his mother’s obsessive need to feed him

Topics: Elderly, Family Relations, Youth, Psychological, WW2
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Directed by: Amit Karny
Production: Sapir Academic College, Amit Karny
Writer: Amit Karny
Cinematography: Amit Karny
Editing: Amit Karny
Participants: Marina Ivanova
Screened at the festival: Asif Animation Festival * Mitzpe Ramon Film Festival * Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival * Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival * Long/Short Film Festival * Open World Animation Festival * ReAnimania Yerevan International Animation Film Festival * International Animation Festival AJAYU – Peru * ANIMATION MARATHON * ICONA * Festival of Short Film * FFAA – Abidjan Animation Film Festival * Athens Animfest * Animation Screenings Film Festival Striped Tale * Pulse Of Animation * International Kolkata Short Film Festival

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