Melbourne

ISRAEL — 2016
LANGUAGE — Various
Virtual Reality at JIFF
In association with Samsung and Steamer, JIFF is thrilled to
present an immersive VR experience. Presenting seven Israeli
films from the Steamer Storytelling Lab, we’re excited to give
JIFF audiences a unique opportunity to experience the exciting,
futuristic technology of Virtual Reality filmmaking.
Clear as Crystal — Shelly Carmel and Maya Hahn
A woman is taken to a magic show for her 32nd birthday. When she volunteers
to participate in the show, unsolved love stories from the past pop up on stage.
Go Ugly Early — Gur Bentwich
The odds of finding true love in a speed dating event are pretty slim.
Even more so when you’re extremely judgemental, neurotic and over thirty-five.
Nevertheless, Aviva keeps on trying.
Kafka 360 — Tal Goldberg
You wake up as a bug and your parents are not pleased! A bittersweet 360° adaptation
of Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis.
Offstage — Eldad Eitan
A musical concert in a skatepark. Omri Mor, a musical genius with stunning
improvisational abilities, is accompanied by a string quartet to create rhythmical and
musical dialogues with professional skaters while they jump, flip and bend gravity.
Once Upon a Sea — Adi Lavy
Once Upon a Sea is a contemporary portrait of the Dead Sea, documenting
local residents and the region’s massive ecological disaster.
Tzina — Shirin Anlen
A group of strangers gather daily at the same public space, the dated Water
and Fire sculpture at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv. There they are alone together,
partners to a melancholic reminder of past memories.
Check jiff.com.au for
VR locations and times.
VIRTUAL REALITY SHORTS
Avi Does the Holy Land: Jerusalem — Aviva Zimmerman
Hi! I’m Avi, a Canadian Jewess who came to Israel on a Birthright trip,
and fell in love with the HOLY LAND. Today, join me on tour in Jerusalem.
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