With the presence of director Yotam Ben David. Premiere in Spain.
The wandering of souls is a recurring theme in the films of Yotam Ben David, one of the most unique filmmakers of his generation. In a certain way, the dissociation between soul and body is transposed in Ben David’s films in the form of images and sounds. And we inevitably think of Chantal Akerman and how uprooting ends up shaping the future of the human being.
We are very happy to have the opportunity to show his three latest short films in Tarragona. Yotam Ben David is an Israeli filmmaker who has always been openly committed to the struggle for the liberation of the Palestinian people. And here we find one of the main vertices of his cinema and his political commitment.
THUNDER FROM THE SEA
France-Israel, 2018. 46 minutes. VOSAng and Cat
As three 19-year-old friends reunite in their childhood village, thunder approaches the dark hills of the town and a growing doubt arises about the future of their long-lasting friendship.
HAVE YOU SEEN THAT MAN?
Romania, 2020. 15 minutes. VOSAng and Cat
An eight-year-old boy finds the body of a dead man on top of a mountain. As he knocks on the village doors trying to solve the mystery, a portrait of a community is revealed: a place in transition between the traditions of the past and the violence of contemporary reality.
END OF THE WEST
France, 2024. 16 minutes. VOSAng and Cat
As night falls on the city, a man contemplates exile and fading traditions in the company of decaying electrical appliances. His heart is in the East, while he himself finds himself at the end of the West.
