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The relationship between 15-year-old Hemi, and his conservative father is taking a down turn. Hemi is forced to take swimming lessons like his father wanted him to, but feels more like he’s drowning emotionally. Everything is about to change when he takes a trial dance class, and something stirs up within him. Between classes he meets Dani, a 15-year-old Russian dancer, who sparks all kinds of emotions in Hemi. He then steals money from his dad to fulfil his dancing dream. Will Hemi’s new adventure affect his relationship with his father?
Director: Chen Shahuda
Producer: Nir Assayag
Production Company: Tel Aviv University
Cinematographer: Mathias Zagoni
Editor: Rotem Gabay
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Johanna Riethmueller
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema And Television, Blavtnik Tel Aviv University
Musicians: Johanna Riethmueller
Colourist / Online Editor: Rotem Gridish
Visual Effects: Rotem Gridish
Cast: Omri Ilan, Udi Razzin, Eitan Gimelman
Script: Chen Shahuda
Distributor: Costanza Films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: גנטיקה
Category: Family / LGBT / Student Films
Tag Words: dancing Family father-son relationship Israel LGBTQI relationship swimming teenagers
The relationship between 15-year-old Hemi, and his conservative father is taking a down turn. Hemi is forced to take swimming lessons like his father wanted him to, but feels more like he’s drowning emotionally. Everything is about to change when he takes a trial dance class, and something stirs up within him. Between classes he meets Dani, a 15-year-old Russian dancer, who sparks all kinds of emotions in Hemi. He then steals money from his dad to fulfil his dancing dream. Will Hemi’s new adventure affect his relationship with his father?
Director: Chen Shahuda
Producer: Nir Assayag
Production Company: Tel Aviv University
Cinematographer: Mathias Zagoni
Editor: Rotem Gabay
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Johanna Riethmueller
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema And Television, Blavtnik Tel Aviv University
Musicians: Johanna Riethmueller
Colourist / Online Editor: Rotem Gridish
Visual Effects: Rotem Gridish
Cast: Omri Ilan, Udi Razzin, Eitan Gimelman
Script: Chen Shahuda
Distributor: Costanza Films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: גנטיקה
Category: Family / LGBT / Student Films
Tag Words: dancing Family father-son relationship Israel LGBTQI relationship swimming teenagers
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