It Might Even Be Real
TITLE
It Might Even Be Real
DIRECTOR
Yael Bonne
COUNTRY
Israel
YEAR
2025
DURATION
7′
GENRE
Experimental
It Might Even Be Real
Investigating the mechanisms at the heart of cinema and animation, an Israeli animator seeks to convince her mind to embrace the illusion of hope—just as it embraces the illusion of movement.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Yael Bonne
Yael Bonne (1997), animation director and creator, graduated from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. "It Might Even Be Real" (2025) is her graduation film.
- Director Yael Bonne
- Screenplay
- CinematographyOmer Dolev
- Cast
- EditingYael Bonne
- Producer/s Yael Bonne
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project TitleIt Might Even Be Real
- Project Type Experimental
- Completion Date05 Feb 2025
- Country of originIsrael
- Country of filmingIsrael
- Language Hebrew
- First-time Filmmaker Yes
- Student ProjectYes
Yael Bonne
Yael Bonne (1997), animation director and creator, graduated from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem. "It Might Even Be Real" (2025) is her graduation film.
ITFS Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film
Stuttgart
May 8, 2026
Official Selection
Germany
Haifa Film Festival
Haifa
October 31, 2025
National Premiere
Best Animated Short
Israel
AniNation
Jerusalem
November 6, 2025
Israel
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Atlanta
February 28, 2026
North American Pemiere
United States
VideoFormes
Clermont-Ferrand
March 14, 2026
European Premiere
France
Monstra Lisbon Animation Festival
Lisbon
March 19, 2026
Portuguese Premiere
Portugal
TISFF Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sesuchte International Student Film Festival
Potsdam
German Premiere
Germany
Toronto Jewish Film Festival
Toronto
Canadian Premiere
Best Short Film
Canada
Animfest Athens
Athens
Greece Premiere
Greece
Sofia Short Fest
Sofia
June 14, 2026
Bulgarian Premiere
Special Mention
Bulgaria
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
San Fransisco
July 25, 2026
San Francisco Premiere
United States
