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Summer Vacation (2012 film)

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Summer Vacation
Directed by
  • Tal Granit
  • Sharon Maymon
Screenplay by
  • Tal Granit
  • Sharon Maymon
Produced by
  • Gal Greenspan
  • Roi Kurland
Starring
CinematographyShai Peleg
Edited byNofar Volpo
Release date
  • 2 October 2012 (2012-10-02) (Haifa Film Festival)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryIsrael
LanguageHebrew

Summer Vacation (Hebrew: חופש גדול, translit. Hofesh Gadol) is a 2012 Israeli live-action short film by Tal Granit and Sharon Maymon. It was shortlisted among ten films for Best Live Action Short Film at the 87th Academy Awards in 2015.[1][2] It premiered in Israel at the Haifa International Film Festival on 2 October 2012, before its United States premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.[3]

Summary

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The family summer vacation of Yuval (Klein), Michaela (Vidor) and their children is interrupted by the appearance of Yuval's secret former gay lover, Yiftach (Leopold).[4]

Cast

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  • Yiftach Klein as Yuval
  • Oded Leopold as Yiftach, Yuval's former lover
  • Hilla Vidor as Michaela, Yuval's wife
  • Ido Bartal, Yiftach's boyfriend
  • Ruslan Levchuk as Einav, Yuval and Michaela's son
  • Bar Miniely as Gaya, Yuval and Michaela's daughter

Accolades

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Two Israeli Short Films Shortlisted for Oscar Haaretz. 24 November 2014
  2. ^ 2 Israeli short films shortlisted for Oscar YNET. 23 November 2014
  3. ^ 2013 Sundance Film Festival Announces Short Film Program Sundance Film Festival. 4 December 2012
  4. ^ Summer vacation Jewish Film Institute. Retrieved on 24 February 2024
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