Devek
Israel / Fiction / 14' / HD / Color / 2021
Eliya takes his sick mother Naomi to visit a psychic medium who lives near the Dead Sea, doing everything in his power to strengthen her. But the visit does not go as planned, causing the son and his mother to confront their future.
Director: Uriya Hertz
Script: Uriya Hertz
Director of Photography: Tal Ninyo
Producer: Tal Becher
Musician: Eldar Brantman
Editing: Uriya Hertz
Sound: Yonatan Englender
Animation: n/a
Cast: Yoav Rotman, Efrat Ben Zur, Rotem Zisman Cohen
CV
Born in 1990, in Jerusalem. Graduated with honors from the Sam Spiegel Film School in Jerusalem. Hertz is currently working on his first feature film, "The Rabbi", which participated in the Sam Spiegel International Film Lab (2019) and was awarded a development grant by the Israel Film Fund. His previous short films won prizes and participated in many film festivals worldwide.
Filmography
Devek 2021, The Rabbi 2017, Brothers 2014
Festivals Attended
The Rabbi : NYC Shorts Film Festival, Drama International Short Film Festival, Early Baird International Student Film Festival, International Debut and Student Film Festival NACHALO, Nice Israel Film Festival / Brothers: TLV Student FF
Awards
The Rabbi : Best Student Film - NYC Shorts Film Festival, Special Mention for Script - Drama International Short Film Festival, Special Mention for Directing - Early Baird International Student Film Festival, Best Student Film - International Debut and Student Film Festival NACHALO, Best Short Film - Nice Israel Film Festival / Brothers: Best Editing Award - TLV Student FF