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Pisces
Hebrew	מזל דגים
Directed by	Lee Dror
Written by	Omer Hamawy Ernst
Produced by	Amit Russell Gicelter Einat Keshet (Line Producer) Lena Freidman (Line Producer)
Starring	Einat Cooper [he] Leana Berkovitch Dror Marko Akira Kataoka Masaya Okubo Oki Mikito Kazuo Sasaki
Music by	Elad Ben Harrousch (Composer) Mazkeka Studio (Sound Design)
Production companies	The Hive Studio Makor Foundation for Israeli Films (Financing) Mifal HaPais council for culture and arts (Financing) The Jerusalem Film Fund (Financing)
Release date	October 2023 (2023-10)
Running time	12 minutes
Country	Israel
Languages	Hebrew, Japanese

Pisces (Hebrew: מזל דגים) is a 2023 Israeli animated short film directed by Lee Dror and written by Omer Hamawi. The film explores themes of loss and denial, which Dror has previously inspected in her prior works, through its protagonist, Rona, who grapples with the impact of her sister's death while navigating her unconventional life in Japan.

Synopsis

The narrative centers on Rona, whose life is upended when she receives a phone call from her father informing her of her sister's accidental death, a decade after she left her family in Israel. As she struggles to process this devastating news, Rona attempts to maintain her daily routine as a member of a "family for rent". Her efforts to deny her sister's death lead to a fracture in the fictional world she has constructed, forcing her to confront the unresolved absence in her life.

Accolades

Since its release, Pisces has been showcased at numerous film festivals worldwide, including the Festival de Cinéma de la Ville in Québec and the Macau Shorts International Film Festival. Although Dror already gained international recognition with for her previous film, Mirrors, it was the first time she was longlisted for the Academy Awards, having earned a qualifying prize at a prestigious film festival or secured theatrical screening engagements recognized by the Academy.

The short film premiered at the Plum Festival in Argentina and received the Creativity Award at the Chaniartoon Festival in Greecel It has also been featured in the Animasyros International Animation Festival and the Lille International Short Film Festival, among others.

References

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19. ^ "41e édition du Festival". /eurofilmfest-lille.com (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
20. "Films - Pisces". Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec (2023) (in French). Retrieved 10 November 2024.
21. "Official Film Selection 2023". Linz International Short Film Festival. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
22. "Competencia Nacional: Animación". Bogota Short Film Festival. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
23. "Pisces - Mazal Dagim". Toronto Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
24. "Israeli Short Films - Pisces". Jerusalem Film Festival. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

External links

• Pisces at IMDb
• Official Trailer on Vimeo
• Official Page on Lee Dror's Website
• Pisces on MUBI
• Pisces on Festival Scope

• 2023 films
• 2023 animated short films
• Israeli animated short films