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HaMa’azin

Listening In
Berlinale Shorts 2020
© Shiri Kuban
He is young and works for Israeli military intelligence. On headphones, he listens in on the conversations of Palestinians. The phone calls of one gay couple in particular begin to fascinate him more and more. Privy to the complicated relationship between the two as it unfolds, he doesn’t know whether and, if so, in what way he should follow his feelings. For here, too, the private is political, and the most intimate things of all can lead to disaster.
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by Omer Sterenberg
with Eitan Gimelman, Louis Abd El Massih Israel 2019 Hebrew, Arabic 11’ Colour

With

  • Eitan Gimelman (Soldier)
  • Louis Abd El Massih (Karam)

Crew

Written and Directed by Omer Sterenberg
Cinematography Shiri Kuban
Editing Michal Holland
Sound Design Tal Shemches
Producer Tamar Birger

World sales

The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School

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Produced by

The Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School

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Photos

Omer Sterenberg

© Amit Shlomovich

Born in Haifa, Israel in 1992. After completing high school, he served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a combat fighter and later as an officer. He is currently in his fourth year of study at the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film School. His short film HaMa’azin premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival in 2019.

Filmography

2019 HaMa'azin (Listening In)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2020