A-PNOIA - Studio Darom Participants 2015
Synopsis
Eva Muller (36) is a mute diving instructor. She marries Adam, a “salt of the earth” Israeli air force pilot. They have a 3 year old daughter, Nika, and have just completed the renovation of their dream house on the northern county’s beach. However, when Adam is killed in a flight accident, Eva starts losing control over her life - she is left alone in a country that insists on seeing her as an foreigner, her husband’s mother does not cope well with the new situation, Adam’s best friend is unable to help, and when a devious real estate developer tries to take over her house, Eva discovers that her husband left her with heavy debts that she cannot cover. As she realizes that no one around her can help, she decides to fight for her home.
Eitan Gafny | Director
Born 1981, Eitan is a film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is a senior partner at White Beach Productions. His feature film debut, Cannon Fodder (aka Battle of the Undead) was Israel’s first zombie film, attended over 35 festivals worldwide, won 7 awards and is distributed worldwide. Eitan is currently in post for Children of the Fall (social commentary thriller, starring an international cast), developing a documentary and 3 more feature films for White Beach. Eitan directed over 20 short films, and some of his shorts films were presented in film festivals worldwide, won awards in the 48 Hours Film Challenge, and screened commercially in Israel.
Yafit Shalev | Producer
Born in 1979, Yafit is an actress and a producer, senior partner at White Beach Productions. Yafit started in feature and short films and produced 3 feature films, documentaries, commercials and much more. She is currently developing 3 feature films with White Beach, a feature film Co Production titled In Finnis, and a few television projects. She also executive produced the German/Russian/Israeli coproduction The Exchange, and is currently serving as a consultant for “yahoo”. She is set to play ‘Eva Muller’ in the film A-Pnoia.