Short film

Old Faces

2024 · 18 min

A quiet, aching short that drifts between eras, leaving you with a lingering sense of displacement and longing.

Tagline: Lost in time. Searching for home.
Overview: A Jewish Soviet prisoner, who yearns to see his children one final time, suddenly wakes up in modern Melbourne, Australia.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, family, memory
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
family
memory
identity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Directed by: Tamir Anshtein
Written by: Tamir Anshtein
Starring: Albert Goikhman, Max Nappo, Alexandra Jones, Alex Solomonovich, Harrison Hocking
Cinematography: Zack Licenblat
Runtime: 18 min
Country: United States of America