Pisces (film)
{{Short description|2023 Israeli animated short film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox film
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Hebrew|מזל דגים}}
| name = Pisces
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Lee Dror
| writer = Omer Hamawy Ernst
| released = {{Film date|2023|10}}
| runtime = 12 minutes
| country = Israel
| language = Hebrew, Japanese
| distributor =
| editing =
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Amit Russell Gicelter
- Einat Keshet (Line Producer)
- Lena Freidman (Line Producer)
}}
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- The Hive Studio{{Cite web |title=Pisces |website=The Hive Studio |url=https://thehivepro.com/portfolios/pisces/ |language=en-US |access-date=2024-11-10}}
- Makor Foundation for Israeli Films (Financing){{Cite web |title=Pisces / Lee Dror |website=Makor Foundation Official Site|date=December 2022 |url=https://kerenmakor.org.il/films/pisces/?lang=en |access-date=2024-11-10 |language=en-US}}
- Mifal HaPais council for culture and arts (Financing)
- The Jerusalem Film Fund (Financing){{Cite web |title= Animation Projects in Development and Production - Pisces
|website=Jerusalem Film Fund|url=https://thejerusalemfilmfund.com/projects-in-development/pisces/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |language=en-US}}
}}
| music = {{Plainlist|
- Elad Ben Harrousch (Composer)
- Mazkeka Studio (Sound Design){{Cite web |title=Recorded in the studio - Movies |website=Mazkeka Studio |url=https://mazkeka.com/en/release-cat/movies/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |language=en-US}}
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- {{ill|Einat Cooper|he|עינת קופר}}
- Leana Berkovitch
- Dror Marko
- Akira Kataoka
- Masaya Okubo
- Oki Mikito
- Kazuo Sasaki
}}
}}
Pisces ({{Langx|he|מזל דגים}}) is a 2023 Israeli animated{{Cite web |title="Behind The Animation" |website=Lee Dror Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/lee__dror/reel/C9MmpVAt4WW/ |date=2024-07-09 |access-date=2024-11-13 |language=en-US}} short film directed by Lee Dror{{Cite web |date=2024-11-10 |title=Works |website=Lee Dror Website |url=https://leedror.com/work |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Pisces // Short film by Lee Dror / The Hive Studio |website=Roy Rachamim Website |url=https://www.royrachamim.com/pisces |access-date=2024-11-10 |language=en-US}} and written by Omer Hamawi. The film explores themes of loss and denial, which Dror has previously inspected in her prior works,{{Cite news |date=2017-04-26 |title="I Wish I Could Pull Him Out Of The Tank" |newspaper=Ynet |author=Yehuda Shohat |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4953676,00.html |language=hebrew |access-date=2024-11-10}}{{Cite web |date=2017-04-27 |author=Or and Maya Across the World |website=Channel 10, Israel |title=In Memoriam of Captain Dima Levitas RIP |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUFMRolmMNM |access-date=2024-11-10 |language=hebrew }} through its protagonist, Rona, who grapples with the impact of her sister's death while navigating her unconventional life in Japan.
Synopsis
The narrative centers on Rona, whose life is upended when she receives a phone call from her father informing her of her sister's accidental death, a decade after she left her family in Israel. As she struggles to process this devastating news, Rona attempts to maintain her daily routine as a member of a "family for rent". Her efforts to deny her sister's death lead to a fracture in the fictional world she has constructed, forcing her to confront the unresolved absence in her life.
Accolades
Since its release, Pisces has been showcased at numerous film festivals worldwide,{{Cite web |title=Ciné-Rencontre // Women in cinema & Exposition |website=fete-cinema-animation.fr |language=french |url=https://www.fete-cinema-animation.fr/evenements/event/cine-rencontre-women-in-cinema-exposition |access-date=2024-11-10 |date=2024-10-21}}{{Cite web |title=Global Animation Studio The Hive Buzzes with Exciting New Projects |author=Ramin Zahed |website=Animation Magazine |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/11/global-animation-studio-the-hive-buzzes-with-exciting-new-animated-projects/ |date=2024-11-25 |access-date=2024-11-26 |language=en}} including the Festival de Cinéma de la Ville in Québec and the Macau Shorts International Film Festival. Although Dror already gained international recognition with for her previous film, Mirrors,{{Cite web |title=Animation: Mirrors
|website=broadsheet.ie |author=curiousbrain |url=https://www.broadsheet.ie/2017/01/11/animation-mirrors/ |date=2017-01-11 |access-date=2024-11-10}}{{Cite web |title=Mirrors |website=iamag.co |date=5 January 2017 |url=https://www.iamag.co/mirrors/#.WG6NvagmIVg.facebook |access-date=2024-11-10}}{{Cite web |title=Kurzfilm: Mirrors |website=denkfabrikblog.de |author= el flojo |url=https://denkfabrikblog.de/2017/01/04/kurzfilm-mirrors/ |language=german|date=2017-01-17 |access-date=2024-11-10}} it was the first time she was longlisted for the Academy Awards,{{Cite web |title=Oscar Watch: The Long List of the 2024 Animated Short Award Contenders |website=animationmagazine.net |author=
Animation Magazine |url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/10/the-very-long-list-of-the-2024-animated-short-oscar-contenders/ |date=2024-10-25 |access-date=2024-11-10}} having earned a qualifying prize at a prestigious film festival or secured theatrical screening engagements recognized by the Academy.
The short film premiered at the Plum Festival{{Cite web |title=Plum Festival |language=spanish |website=Plum! Festival Official Website |url=https://plumanimationfest.com/ |access-date=2024-11-10}} in Argentina and received the Creativity Award at the Chaniartoon Festival in Greecel{{Cite web |title=chaniartoonfest |website=Chaniartoon Festival Official Website |url=https://www.chaniartoonfest.gr/index.php/el/caa2023/ |access-date=2024-11-03|language=greek}} It has also been featured in the Animasyros International Animation Festival{{Cite web |title=ANIMASYROS 2023 - The official selection |website=Animasyros International Animation Festival |url=https://animasyros.gr/blog/animasyros-2023-the-official-selection |access-date=2024-11-10}} and the Lille International Short Film Festival,{{Cite web |language=french |title=41e édition du Festival |website=/eurofilmfest-lille.com |url=https://eurofilmfest-lille.com/ |access-date=2024-11-10}} among others.
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!Year !Festivals !Award/Category !Status |
| rowspan="8" |2023
|Chaniartoon Festival |{{Won}} |
| Plum Festival
|{{Nominated}} |
| Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec
|"Illumination" section{{Cite web |title= Films - Pisces|website=Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (2023)|language=french |url=https://2023.fcvq.ca/programmations/films/pisces-419 |access-date=2024-11-10}} |{{Nominated}} |
| Macau Shorts International Film Festival
|Short Film Competition |{{Nominated}} |
| Rencontres Audiovisuelles
(Lille International Short Film Festival) |{{Nominated}} |
| Animasyros International Animation Festival
|International Panorama Short Film Category |{{Nominated}} |
| Linz International Short Film Festival
|Short Film Competition{{Cite web |title=Official Film Selection 2023 |website=Linz International Short Film Festival |url=https://www.linzisfilmfestival.com/festival-2023-2/ |access-date=2024-11-10}} |{{Nominated}} |
| Austin JFF
|Short Film Competition |{{Nominated}} |
| rowspan="3" |2024
|Bogoshorts |{{Nominated}} |
| Toronto Jewish Film Festival
|Short Film Competition{{Cite web |title=Pisces - Mazal Dagim |website=Toronto Jewish Film Festival |url=https://tjff.com/films/pisces/ |access-date=2024-11-10}} |{{Nominated}} |
| Jerusalem Film Festival
|Short Film Competition{{Cite web |website=Jerusalem Film Festival |title=Israeli Short Films - Pisces |url=https://thejerusalemfilmfund.com/genreprojectsdev/shorts/ |access-date=2024-11-10}} |{{Nominated}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|33085319|Pisces}}
- [https://vimeo.com/789326949 Official Trailer] on Vimeo
- [https://leedror.com/pisces Official Page] on Lee Dror's Website
- [https://mubi.com/en/il/films/pisces-2023 Pisces] on MUBI
- [https://pro.festivalscope.com/film/pisces-1 Pisces] on Festival Scope