IFF- Average Story / The Ambassadors Wife / Anna

AN AVERAGE STORY (18 min)
How average are you? Avi Cohen gets the answer to that question—with a vengeance—on the day he learns that he’s officially the most average man in Israel. This ought to be good news, since it instantly transforms him into a national icon. Unfortunately, Avi’s plans with his wife to capitalize on their good fortune go unpredictably awry.

THE AMBASSADOR’S WIFE
Directed by: Dina Zvi-Riklis
After the murder of her diplomat husband, an Eritrean woman
named Yerusalem is forced to flee Paris only to become an illegal
refugee in a decrepit area of Tel Aviv. The short film is the creation
of award-winning director Dina Zvi-Riklis, whose feature Three
Mothers was nominated for nine Ophir Awards. (2016, 40 Mins)

ANNA
In the dog days of summer, a woman in her thirties finds herself unexpectedly alone. She wanders her small desert hometown, yearning to feel like a woman again… even in the arms of a complete stranger. This debut film from Or Sinai took first prize at the Cinefondation Selection, the world’s highest-profile film school student competition.