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LONG DISTANCE
​​​by Or Sinai

20min | Israel | 2020

Rachel is losing her sight to the point she can't even call her daughter who is in labor on the other side of the world. Seeking for help, she opens her door to passersby strangers, striving for one moment of connection.​

Year of production 2020
Length 20min
Country Israel
Shooting Format  2K
Aspect Ratio Scope
Dialogue Hebrew
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Director Or Sinai
Producer Shlomi Elkabetz, Eilon Shani, Galit Cahlon
Production Deux Beaux Garcons films
Writer ​Or Sinai
Cinematographer Saar Mizrahi
Editor Noy Barak
Art Director 
Nitzan Tzifrut
Sound Itzik Cohen Jungle sound
Music Shaul Besser
Cast Leora Rivlin, Uri Gavriel, Nir di-nur, Erez Kahana, Nathchayanit Elberg

Festival selections
Haifa International Film Festival 2020, Israel - World Premiere
Macau International Short Film Festival 2020
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2021, USA
Miami Jewish Film Festival 2021, USA
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival 2021, USA
The Robinson International Short Film Competition 2021, USA - Silver Prize Award
BuSho (Budapest Short) 2021, Hungary
Sedicicorto International Film Festival 2021, Italy
Minikino Film Week 2021, Indonesia
DC Shorts International Film Festival 2021, USA
Tirana International Film Festival 2021, Albania
Hexagon Film Festival 2021, Italy - The Silver Lining​ Award
​Visioni Corte International Short Film Festival 2021, Italy - Best Director Award, Best Actress Award
Linz International Short Film Festival 2021, Austria
Mestia International Short & Mountain Film  Festival 2021, Georgia - Special Mention for Best Actress
Joyce Forum Jewish Short Film Festival 2021, USA - Best Short Film Award
BendFilm Festival 2021, USA
​Aesthetica Film Festival 2021, UK
Still Voices Short Film Festival 2021, Ireland
UK Jewish Film Festival 2021
Austin Jewish Film Festival 2021, USA
Shorts That Are Not Pants 2021, Canada
San Diego International Jewish Film Festival 2022, USA
Denver Jewish Film Festival 2022, USA

Director's Statement
I wanted to deal with the natural and inevitable separation between a mother and her children. The circle of life is a beautiful thing, but also tragic. We have no other way but to accept the fact that as we grow up, develop and reach the pick of our life’s, we "leave" our parents who become older and slowly move to the outskirts of society. I was interested in telling this natural and simple story of change. In the center of the story is a woman who can't accept herself becoming irrelevant, so she does everything she can to fight it. Rachel, the main character, is a woman who lives in a fast pace digital world, which she doesn’t belong to, and she craves for human connection.
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