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Wild Kids
Hidden behind heavy metal doors of an old Jerusalem bomb shelter, lies a tiny animation studio. Every week several children of Russian immigrants meet to create a colorful carnival of monsters and earthquakes. “Wild Kids” illuminates the subversive world of two talented teenage artists, Zalman and Aharon, and accompanies them over a period of one year, as they discover their own identities. Zalman must decide whether to stay in Israel and Aharon strives for recognition of his radical artistic path. The studio leader, Max, lives art as an alternative way of life. The images they create together are integrated into their uncompromising world view.
Festivals and Awards:
Audience Favorite Award for Documentary Film - The Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2018
Director: Tal Pesses
Producer: Ron Ofer, Rotem Faran
Production Company: Ron Ofer Films
Cinematographer: Tal Pesses
Editor: Dov Steuer
Soundtrack Editor: Rei Elbaz
Original Soundtrack: Jonathan Bar Giora
Supporter(s): NFCT, Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts, The Jerusalem Film & Television Fund, Greenhouse, Copro
Colourist / Online Editor: Aharon Peer
Script: Tal Pesses, Dov Steuer
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: ילדי פרא
Category: Animation / Children and Youth / Greenhouse Films / Immigration / Israeli Society / Jerusalem
Tag Words: animation Immigrants radical art Russian Immigration youth
Hidden behind heavy metal doors of an old Jerusalem bomb shelter, lies a tiny animation studio. Every week several children of Russian immigrants meet to create a colorful carnival of monsters and earthquakes. “Wild Kids” illuminates the subversive world of two talented teenage artists, Zalman and Aharon, and accompanies them over a period of one year, as they discover their own identities. Zalman must decide whether to stay in Israel and Aharon strives for recognition of his radical artistic path. The studio leader, Max, lives art as an alternative way of life. The images they create together are integrated into their uncompromising world view.
Festivals and Awards:
Audience Favorite Award for Documentary Film - The Jerusalem International Film Festival, Israel, 2018
Director: Tal Pesses
Producer: Ron Ofer, Rotem Faran
Production Company: Ron Ofer Films
Cinematographer: Tal Pesses
Editor: Dov Steuer
Soundtrack Editor: Rei Elbaz
Original Soundtrack: Jonathan Bar Giora
Supporter(s): NFCT, Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts, The Jerusalem Film & Television Fund, Greenhouse, Copro
Colourist / Online Editor: Aharon Peer
Script: Tal Pesses, Dov Steuer
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: ילדי פרא
Category: Animation / Children and Youth / Greenhouse Films / Immigration / Israeli Society / Jerusalem
Tag Words: animation Immigrants radical art Russian Immigration youth