Below the Surface
Director: Ido Moshe and Hila Frenkel
Festival: 2025 Utopia Festival
Country: Israel
Year: 2025
Cast: No dialog
Rights:
Language: No Dialog
Length: 7 minutes
Subtitles: n/a
Israeli Shorts Program - Malevolent Relations
Summary:
The film tells a story of emerging from darkness into light. Shahar, a reserve soldier with PTSD, reaches a secluded beach to end his life. After a struggle with the sea, he’s pulled into an inner journey of transformation, where he finds meaning and renewed hope.
The film is part of the Local Orbit Section for Israeli genre films, presented as part of the “Malevolent Relations” shorts program. Wednesday, 31.12.2025, 18:00, Cinema 5, The Tel-Aviv Cinematheque.