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The Couch
Michal, 38, a dancer, returns to live at home with her mother, Smadar, 72, a retired hoarder. A void separates them.
Smadar’s house is overwhelmingly packed with belongings. Michal longs to find space for herself but also a place for creation and beauty.
When the movers finish their work, Michal, left alone for a moment in the living room, begins to dance on the red couch she brought with her—only to be caught by Smadar mid-movement, performing an unusual dance gesture. The void between them deepens into an abyss. But later that night, Smadar attempts to reach out to Michal and make room for her—by trying to replicate the same dance move in front of her.
Director: Hadas Neuman
Producer: Adar Shafran
Production Company: Firma
Cinematographer: Ronen Kruk
Editor: Nir Dvortchin
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Asaf Roth
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Colourist / Online Editor: Ori Alon
Visual Effects: Nava Jacobovitz
Casting: Keren Elrom
Script: Hadas Neuman
Research: Hadas Neuman
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: הספה
Category: Family / Old Age / Women
Tag Words: comedy couch mother Dance daughter Family hoarding Michal Shtamler Movement relationships Sderot sofa south Vered Ben Hur
Michal, 38, a dancer, returns to live at home with her mother, Smadar, 72, a retired hoarder. A void separates them.
Smadar’s house is overwhelmingly packed with belongings. Michal longs to find space for herself but also a place for creation and beauty.
When the movers finish their work, Michal, left alone for a moment in the living room, begins to dance on the red couch she brought with her—only to be caught by Smadar mid-movement, performing an unusual dance gesture. The void between them deepens into an abyss. But later that night, Smadar attempts to reach out to Michal and make room for her—by trying to replicate the same dance move in front of her.
Director: Hadas Neuman
Producer: Adar Shafran
Production Company: Firma
Cinematographer: Ronen Kruk
Editor: Nir Dvortchin
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Asaf Roth
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television
Colourist / Online Editor: Ori Alon
Visual Effects: Nava Jacobovitz
Casting: Keren Elrom
Script: Hadas Neuman
Research: Hadas Neuman
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: הספה
Category: Family / Old Age / Women
Tag Words: comedy couch mother Dance daughter Family hoarding Michal Shtamler Movement relationships Sderot sofa south Vered Ben Hur
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