{"id":1596,"date":"2026-09-09T20:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T20:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brodskis.co.uk\/home\/?page_id=1596"},"modified":"2026-09-27T12:35:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T12:35:38","slug":"films","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/brodskis.co.uk\/home\/films\/","title":{"rendered":"Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Father the Ram my dad and me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

MaDe: 2001
Dir. & Prod.: Brodskis 
Length 9 mins<\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t
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Winner of the\u00a0 FIPRESCI Award (International Federation of Film Critics)\u00a0<\/span>At the 48th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen \u00b7 2002<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u201cFor its intimate and imaginative merging of personal history with cultural and religious memory, achieved through a dynamic fusion of various stylistic approaches.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n

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The letters Unwritten <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Made<\/strong>: 2007
Dir Anim<\/strong>. Prod.: Brodskis
Length<\/strong>:12 mins
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\nA father has failed to convey his Jewish heritage to his son and has therefore bequeathed his Torah to him. An intimate portrait of a father-son relationship interweaved with the biblical story of Abraham and his son.\n<\/p>\n\n

\nFestival highlight:<\/strong>
\nOberhausen International Short Film Festival \u2014 International Premiere, 2007\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Lonely Boy<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Mad<\/strong>e: 2007
Dir & Anim<\/strong>: Brodskis
Prod.:<\/strong> Presence Films
Written<\/strong>: J.Lewis
Length<\/strong>:100 seconds
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\nA moving portrait of loneliness. An abused child grows into a man estranged from those around him, seeking human contact but living out his life utterly alone.\n<\/p>\n\n

\nHand-drawn computer animation.\n<\/p>\n\n

\nFestival highlights:<\/strong>
\nAnnecy International Animation Film Festival \u2014 Official Selection, 2003
\nEdinburgh International Film Festival \u2014 2003
\nBrooklyn International Film Festival \u2014 US Premiere, 2003
\nOberhausen International Short Film Festival \u2014 2003
\nBAA Awards \u2014 Shortlisted for Best British Short, 2002\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\tYesterday I think\n\t<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Made: 2005
Dir: Brodskis
Written: J.Lewis
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\nOnce there was a baby that made those around him hate\u2026\n<\/p>\n\n

\n\u201cOn the surface, all we have is a baby that causes hate. But under it is an allegory about Jesus\u2026 how people use Jesus\u2019 name for the purpose of hate, and how hope lingers even in darkness.\u201d<\/em>\n
\nFilm Threat, 2006<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n

\n\u201cBecalelis Brodskis makes a powerful statement with poetic, unique hand-drawn animation that is not seen often.\u201d<\/em>\n
\nShai Heredia, curator of EXPERIMENTA 2006<\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n

\nFestival & screening highlights:<\/strong>
\nSundance Film Festival \u2014 Official Selection, 2006
\nEXPERIMENTA India \u2014 2006
\nHalloween Film Festival, ICA, London\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\tTango at the Crossroads\n\t<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t
Made:started 2006 TBC trailer 
Dir: Brodskis
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\nAn autobiographical journey in search of the perfect embrace, set against the tango scene in Buenos Aires at the crossroads between Nuevo Tango and Tango Salon. The film combines this personal search with portraits of leading tango dancers and their own stories of how they found their embrace.\n<\/p>\n\n

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Made:2026 
Dir animator : Brodskis
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\nA film made over the last few months of me running away and breaking down. A contemplative journey unfolds through hand-drawn animation filmed on the windows of moving trains and buses, embracing a purist manifesto for straight-ahead animation.\n<\/p>\n\n

\nManifesto:<\/strong>
\n1. No planning
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\n5. Filmed on transport windows\n<\/p>\n\n

\nFestival & awards highlights:<\/strong>
\nEaling Film Festival \u2014 Runner-up, Best Animation
\nLondon Shorts \u2014 Official Selection
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