Love Has Nothing To Do With It
Israel, 2022, 15 minutes, Color, Hebrew; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2023 Gula Jewish Film Festival; Best Screenplay Award
Director: Yotam Knispel
Screenplay: Yotam Knispel
Cinematography: Zohar Mutayn
Editing: Yotam Knispel, Lynn Laor
Sound: Yossi Appelbaum
Producer: Haim Mecklberg, Estee Yacov-Mecklberg
Cast: Hanna Azoulay Hasfari, Avi Azulay, Osher Maimon, Nili Tserruya, Yossi Yarom
Rina can't look into the eyes of her son, Dean, who's under house arrest at her home. Tomorrow his trial begins, and Rina doesn't know if she can handle an extension of the house arrest. When her doubts regarding his innocence are undermined by increasing hostility from her neighbors, Rina is required to be a supporting mother despite his (alleged) acts. Today, she will have to look in his eyes and hear the truth.