This is a collection of short films made by Foreign filmmakers from outside the USA. These are all films accepted by the festival.
Stay tuned for updates and for notification of which films are finalists and available for public voting.
The journey of Reut with her father, in which she forms her own independent identity.
Juror's comments: Baggage is so beautiful! I like that it deals with an important matter about a young girl coming into her own and standing up to her dad. I also love that this film is from Israel, a country I really love. The dialogue is in Hebrew with English subtitles.
The storyline is about a girl named Reut, who is travels with her father to a new country for a family occasion, and in traveling with him, discovers her own identity.
I like how the film conveys Reut’s identity discovery in a way that children can easily understand. I didn’t care for Reut’s dad’s behavior throughout most of the film, but he changes at the end. The 2D animation is superb – not too fancy, but charming and has an interesting style using enhanced line drawings. The locations are also well designed and suitable for the storyline. The scenes at the hostel are particularly impressive. The background music works very well and depict Reut’s emotions as she deals with her Dad’s put-downs. Reut’s character development is really the focus of this story. After her dad leaves her at the hair salon, she has a chance to explore who she is herself while the stylist treats her so kindly. The voiceover actors’ performances stand out! Their voices really make these characters. The dad is such a grouchy old guy and Reut has a voice of a timid young girl just coming into her own. Congratulations to the voice over team. Kudos to Einat Keshet who directed, wrote and produced this short film. My favorite part is when they are at the party. When Reut’s dad embarrasses her, she escapes to the ladies room and who rescues her but the woman from the hair salon who takes her back to the ballroom where her dad is dedicating a song to her. We see how much he loves her, but just doesn’t always know how to express his love. I also love the scene at the hair salon when Reut gets her new hip hair style. That marks the beginning of her transformation.
The message is that we don´t have to hide who we really are, and sometimes help comes from the most unexpected people.
I give Baggage 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 10 to 18, plus adults. By Anna B and Julie S., KIDS FIRST!
- Year2020
- Runtime6:08
- LanguageEnglish, Hebrew
- CountryIsrael
- DirectorEinat Keshet
- ScreenwriterEinat Keshet
- ProducerEinat Keshet
- CastShiran Huberman, Oren Habot, Maya Thomas
This is a collection of short films made by Foreign filmmakers from outside the USA. These are all films accepted by the festival.
Stay tuned for updates and for notification of which films are finalists and available for public voting.
The journey of Reut with her father, in which she forms her own independent identity.
Juror's comments: Baggage is so beautiful! I like that it deals with an important matter about a young girl coming into her own and standing up to her dad. I also love that this film is from Israel, a country I really love. The dialogue is in Hebrew with English subtitles.
The storyline is about a girl named Reut, who is travels with her father to a new country for a family occasion, and in traveling with him, discovers her own identity.
I like how the film conveys Reut’s identity discovery in a way that children can easily understand. I didn’t care for Reut’s dad’s behavior throughout most of the film, but he changes at the end. The 2D animation is superb – not too fancy, but charming and has an interesting style using enhanced line drawings. The locations are also well designed and suitable for the storyline. The scenes at the hostel are particularly impressive. The background music works very well and depict Reut’s emotions as she deals with her Dad’s put-downs. Reut’s character development is really the focus of this story. After her dad leaves her at the hair salon, she has a chance to explore who she is herself while the stylist treats her so kindly. The voiceover actors’ performances stand out! Their voices really make these characters. The dad is such a grouchy old guy and Reut has a voice of a timid young girl just coming into her own. Congratulations to the voice over team. Kudos to Einat Keshet who directed, wrote and produced this short film. My favorite part is when they are at the party. When Reut’s dad embarrasses her, she escapes to the ladies room and who rescues her but the woman from the hair salon who takes her back to the ballroom where her dad is dedicating a song to her. We see how much he loves her, but just doesn’t always know how to express his love. I also love the scene at the hair salon when Reut gets her new hip hair style. That marks the beginning of her transformation.
The message is that we don´t have to hide who we really are, and sometimes help comes from the most unexpected people.
I give Baggage 4 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 10 to 18, plus adults. By Anna B and Julie S., KIDS FIRST!
- Year2020
- Runtime6:08
- LanguageEnglish, Hebrew
- CountryIsrael
- DirectorEinat Keshet
- ScreenwriterEinat Keshet
- ProducerEinat Keshet
- CastShiran Huberman, Oren Habot, Maya Thomas