DARK PIECES

Student,

Israel

2023

Runtime, min

A short animated film about a boy who loses his sanity as a reaction to the behavior of his mother, a Holocaust survivor.

Director:

Amit Karny

Selections and Awards:

Mitzpe Ramon Film Festival Mitzpe Ramon October 3, 2023 Israel Asif Animation Festival Tel Aviv August 8, 2023 Israel Animix Festival Tel Aviv August 15, 2023 Israel Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival Jerusalem December 13, 2023 Israel Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival Tel Aviv August 14, 2024 Israel Long\Short Film Festival Tel Aviv June 21, 2024 Israel Open World Animation Festival Allentown, PA, USA October 25, 2024 United States ReAnimania Yerevan International Animation Film Festival Yerevan, Armenia October 24, 2024 Armenia International Animation Festival AJAYU - Peru Puno, Peru October 4, 2024 Peru ANIMATION MARATHON European Animation Center, Athens, Greece November 23, 2024 Greece ICONA Corfu, Greece December 6, 2024 Greece Festival of Short Film Salford, Lancashire January 13, 2025 United Kingdom

REVIEWS:

This was not easy to watch. It hurt. But I’m so grateful I saw it. The silence between mother and son, it screamed louder than any words.

Live Screenings Attendee

It’s so sad... but also important. I think I’ll remember this film for a long time. The boy just wanted love, and everything got... twisted.

Live Screenings Attendee

I survived war. This film shows what war does even after it ends. The pain that doesn't leave. Thank you for this honest work.

Live Screenings Attendee

I think I understood it like this: it's a tragedy about a woman who had to give birth to a son from a rapist. And then one day, the son starts showing the same traits. That’s terrifying , when the person you love the most becomes like the one you hated with all your being.

Live Screenings Attendee