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Happy BirthGay
Ronit throws her son Nadav a grandiose surprise party, celebrating the one year anniversary of his coming out of the closet. However, he struggles to cooperate.
Happy BirthGay is a sad farce about the mother’s closet, rather than the son’s one.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Short Film - Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival, Israel, 2022
Director: Niv Manzur
Producer: Shira Braude, Niv Manzur
Cinematographer: Shahar Azmon
Editor: Itai Jamshy
Soundtrack Editor: Lior Waitzman
Original Soundtrack: Gal Lev
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Colourist / Online Editor: Ron Ben Meir
Cast: Dorit Lev Ari, Noam Karmeli, Shifra Milshtein, Gilad Merhavi
Script: Niv Manzur
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: הומולדת
Category: Family / Identity / LGBT / Student Films
Tag Words: Closet comedy Farce Gay In the Closet LGBTQ+ Out of the Closet party
Ronit throws her son Nadav a grandiose surprise party, celebrating the one year anniversary of his coming out of the closet. However, he struggles to cooperate.
Happy BirthGay is a sad farce about the mother’s closet, rather than the son’s one.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Short Film - Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival, Israel, 2022
Director: Niv Manzur
Producer: Shira Braude, Niv Manzur
Cinematographer: Shahar Azmon
Editor: Itai Jamshy
Soundtrack Editor: Lior Waitzman
Original Soundtrack: Gal Lev
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Colourist / Online Editor: Ron Ben Meir
Cast: Dorit Lev Ari, Noam Karmeli, Shifra Milshtein, Gilad Merhavi
Script: Niv Manzur
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: הומולדת
Category: Family / Identity / LGBT / Student Films
Tag Words: Closet comedy Farce Gay In the Closet LGBTQ+ Out of the Closet party
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