Michael Reichel Dudov

At the border between the earthly and the otherworldly sits an old watchman, observing a fly. His thoughts are interrupted by a strange young man who asks, “How do I get to heaven?” What follows is an absurd, at times comical and unsettling dialogue filled with mistrust and irony. The watchman, bound by routine, faces something beyond logic. The young man, without a ticket but full of conviction, insists heaven awaits him. In the quiet, mysterious ending, the young man vanishes, leaving only a white feather — and a question: what was that? A short animated parable about boundaries, misunderstanding, and the mystery of crossing worlds, with absurdist humor in the spirit of Kharms or Kafka.

The unfortunate dreamer Chop, forced to work every day at a construction site in order to somehow feed himself and his sick mother, is fired on the very day when it turns out that she needs a complex and expensive operation. Cutlet is in despair, he doesn’t know what to do. And so he decides to act: to fulfill his dream of becoming an actor and earn money for treatment for his mother. But not everything is so simple... You have to pay a big price for the fulfillment of a desire.

Marta, a young writer, once again receives a rejection from a publishing house. Disappointment paralyzes her thoughts, and she decides to write her greatest and final work — a farewell letter — to prove to everyone what she’s truly capable of. But there’s one problem: Marta can’t write. In search of inspiration, she goes to the city library to find a rare book about the last letters of great writers. There, she learns that the book has long been overdue — it’s still held by an unknown reader. Following the clues, Marta sets off to find this person, hoping the book will help her overcome her creative crisis.

Semyon, an immigrant from Odessa (Ukraine), has found himself on the streets of Jerusalem. Once, he came to Israel in search of a new life and a future for his daughter, but he lost everything: his home, his family, and her trust. Now, the only witness to his existence is a young cameraman making a documentary film. Against the backdrop of ancient monastery walls and a bustling city park, Semyon attempts the one thing he has feared most — to speak to his daughter again. But can a single phone call undo years of silence?