DAILY BREAD

PAT-LEHEM

Israel

Synopsis

Synopsis

Jonathan loves chocolate. One day he steals the last remaining chocolate in the jar. When his stepmother catches him and his brothers ostracize him, he decides to run away.

Jonathan loves chocolate. One day he steals the last remaining chocolate in the jar. When his stepmother catches him and his brothers ostracize him, he decides to run away.

Nominations

  • European Short Film 2014

Cast & Crew

  • Directed by: Idan Hubel
  • Produced by: Kobi Azran
  • Written by: Idan Hubel
  • Sound: Moshe Silver
  • Production Design: Estee Nemeth
  • Costume Design: Shai Friedman
  • Editing: Idan Hubel
  • Cinematography: David Stagmeister
  • Cast: Adam Shmidt

Director's Statement

DAILY BREAD is based on a short story by J.M Berdyczewski (1865-1921). Berdyczewski's story echoes the traditional Talmud tale that plays out in a simplicity reminiscent of a blues song – the elements driving the story are fairly raw and straightforward, and yet when the story ends one feels one must delve deeper in one’s own mind to glimpse at the truths behind the story. My adaptation tried to reproduce that exact kind of sensation; nonetheless, as a filmmaker I know that one can never really shoot the moon and capture its beauty; all one can really do is shoot its shadow, which in turn might evoke the moon's beauty. In this movie I was searching for the shadows of Berdyczewski's truth, the shadows of my childhood and the shadows of that evasive yet imperial feeling, namely, longing.

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