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Livi Kessel

Livi Kessel

Directing

Known For

The other city
8.0

In 2007 Livi, a photography student, moves into an empty building in downtown Haifa. Just before her loneliness urges her to leave, Shahar, Zvi, Iddo and Talia move into that very building - young artists themselves. The friendship ignites in an instant and when Zvi can't pay his rent, they decide to rent a space together, half of which will be Zvi's dwelling and half - an art gallery and bar. The joint work thrives and their voice is heard across the distance, but cracks begin to show, the gallery closes and they disperse. For 12 years, Livi follows their journey to fulfill their dreams as they face the reality of livelihood difficulties, manic depression and alcoholism, unfolding both intimately and lovingly, revealing the story of five friends and their maturing process.

The other city

2022
Nina is an Athlete
N/A

On the cusp of turning 40, wheelchair badminton champion Nina Gorodetsky, has her first and maybe last, chance to participate in the Paralympics. However, she is negotiating a ticking biological clock both as a mother and as an athlete. What would she be willing to sacrifice to realize her Olympic dream?

Nina is an Athlete

2024
Out at Six
6.0

A young girl from a good home starts dating a slightly older man, and it is not long before she starts falling out of all her other connections and relationships, swallowed up by a closed world that only has two people in it and a few big dogs tied at the front door. Without her partner ever showing violence towards her, she fears that if she leaves him, something terrible will happen. Out at Six tells the story of Livi, the filmmaker, through a timeline divided into eight stages based on research taken from hundreds of cases in which women were murdered by their partners. The film is compiled from interviews with people closest to her, reflecting how the surrounding environment witnesses the reality of such relationships.

Out at Six

2025