Boydem
TITLE
Boydem
DIRECTOR
Yael Nivron
COUNTRY
Israel
YEAR
2022
DURATION
19′
GENRE
Fiction
Boydem
Ever since they were children, Keren and Noam have been meeting at their grandparent's home during their summer vacation. This particular summer, at an age that falls between childhood and young adulthood, while their grandparents are taking their afternoon nap, Keren and Noam play games in the attic (“Boydem” in Yiddish) that brings them into unchartered waters and introduces them to a new level of intimacy.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Yael Nivron
Yael Nivron is an actress, writer and upcoming film director. Moving between these roles, Yael hopes to explore and expose societal taboos and powerful moments in one's adolescence - which is embodied in the unspeakable moments of everyday life. Her work includes, among others, the theatre play ‘Melting Pot’ about a neighborhood brothel which she co-wrote with the renowned Israeli playwriter Joshua Sobol. Yael is greatly influenced by Robert Bresson and Céline Sciamma. She is inspired by modern dance as she had been a modern dancer for 12 years in her early years. Yael is currently debuting as a director and screenwriter for the short film 'Boydem'. In addition, she is working on her first feature film.
- Director Yael Nivron
- Screenplay Yael Nivron
- Cinematography Damien Dufresne
- Editing Tali Halter-Shenkar
- Cast Ammit Avidan Isaacson, Jonathan Ronen, Sinai Peter, Ziona Unger
- Producer/s Kobi Azran
- Production Company Shatuka - Sanook
- Distributor/s
- Project Title Boydem
- Project Type Fiction
- Completion Date April 24, 2022
- Country of origin Israel
- Country of filming Israel
- Language Hebrew
- First-time Filmmaker Yes
- Student Project No
Yael Nivron
Yael Nivron is an actress, writer and upcoming film director. Moving between these roles, Yael hopes to explore and expose societal taboos and powerful moments in one's adolescence - which is embodied in the unspeakable moments of everyday life. Her work includes, among others, the theatre play ‘Melting Pot’ about a neighborhood brothel which she co-wrote with the renowned Israeli playwriter Joshua Sobol. Yael is greatly influenced by Robert Bresson and Céline Sciamma. She is inspired by modern dance as she had been a modern dancer for 12 years in her early years. Yael is currently debuting as a director and screenwriter for the short film 'Boydem'. In addition, she is working on her first feature film.
Tirana International Film Festival
KIDs +11, Panorama Competition, 2022
