The Boy (2023) screening and discussion
Tue, October 15, 2024 12:30 PM - Fri, November 1, 2024 2:00 PM at Natural Resources Building (Room 221), 480 Wilson Road
The Boy (2023) screening and discussion with editor Shaylee Atary
Tuesday, October 15 12:40-2:30pm
Room 221, Natural Resources Building, 480 Wilson Rd.
25 minutes drama directed by Yahav Winner.
Filmed in Israel, Hebrew language with English subtitles.
Filmed in Israel, Hebrew language with English subtitles.
Avinoam and Barak, father and son from a Kibbutz near Gaza, are each facing another round of violence in their own way. While Avinoam insists on continuing his routine and his work in the field, Barak finds it difficult to close his eyes and continue as usual. One night, Barak reaches a boiling point and Avinoam is forced to absorb the flames. The Boy won the Ofir Award (Israeli Oscar) for best short feature.
Shaylee Atary is a graduate of Nissan Nativ Acting Studio and Rimon Music School. In 2015 she released a debut album “Be’emet Sheratziti.” Shaylee acted in Israeli television series like “Zaguri Empire” and “Johnny and the Knights of Galilee.” In 2016 Shaylee survived a car accident followed by a long rehabilitation as a wheelchair user, where she fell in love with the world of cinema that combines both of her loves: acting and music. “Neurim,” her second year film as a student at the Steve Tisch School of Film & Television, Tel Aviv University, was selected for “Ciné fondation” Festival de Cannes 2020. The film had it first TV premiere on ARTE TV. In June 2023 Shaylee finished shooting “Kibbutz Legend” as the lead actress, a full- length film she cowrote with her husband Yahav Winner, who is the director of the film. “Single Light” is her second short film.
Co-sponsors: College of Arts and Letters, College of Social Science, James Madison College, Residential College of Arts and Humanities, International Studies and Programs, Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures, and Asian Studies.