Fledge / Plumot / Operjena
Hani Dombe, Tom Kouris (The Hive Studio, Les Films de l’Arlequin)
2021, ISR, FRA, 15'25''
Elina is a young immigrant who lives with her grandma in a small desert town, trying to fit in with her peers and overcome her mother's abandonment. Until a strange genetic phenomena interrupts - her body starts to grow feathers.
Elina je mlada priseljenka, ki z babico živi v majhnem puščavskem mestu. Trudi se prilagoditi vrstnikom in premagati negativne občutke ob dejstvu, da jo je mama zapustila. Dokler čuden genetski pojav ne zmoti njenega vsakdanjika – po njenem telesu začne rasti perje.
Recommended for children under 14 years old: No
Techniques: Puppet animation
Language: Hebrew, Russian
Script: Hani Dombe
Music: Frank Ilfman
Animation: Tom Kouris, Liron Narunsky, Anna Belenkiy
Art Direction: Hani Dombe
Cinematography: Tom Kouris
Character & set design: Hani Dombe
Puppets and Set Building: Nina Alon, Hani Dombe
Animation Studio: TOM&HANI Animation
Cast (voices): Bar Misochnik ,Alla Shmaievich, Adi Sidlik, Noam Tal, Dana Cohen, Lotem Bartov, Gal Dornefeld, Mor Lavie
Sound Design and Mix: Ilan Admon
Production: Amit Gicelter (The Hive Studio), Dora Benousilio (Les Films de l’Arlequin)
Distribution: The Hive Studio
Hani Dombe
A filmmaker and storyteller specializing in stop motion animation, based in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Hani is a graduate of the "Ascola" academy in Tel Aviv, specialized in visual communication arts, and also a graduate of the Rakefet Levi's Design school for the performing arts. Her previous films “Fading Note” and “Lili” participated in many festivals and were broadcasted around the world.
Tom Kouris
An animation director, visual artist and animator specializes in stop motion and mixed media. He is a graduate of the Photography Department at the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem. He then studied animation, focusing on stop motion, at the Minshar for Art Academy, Tel Aviv. His films - "Chair and Table", "Regulator", “Bore” and “Lili” participated in many festivals and exhibitions in Israel and around the world. He Lives and works in Tel-Aviv, Israel.