Logline
A provocative short fiction film in which a young woman’s final request forces her loved ones into an unthinkable ritual.

Synopsis
After a young woman dies by suicide, she leaves behind a recorded will asking twelve of her loved ones to eat her at a designed, ceremonial meal. Shocked and conflicted, they ultimately fulfill her last wish.

Awards & Festivals

• Special Mention, Jerusalem Film Festival

• Best Short Film, Kyoto Short Film Festival

• Best Short Film, VGIK Moscow Student Film Festival

Director’s Statement
This film emerged from an interest in ritual, taboo, and how love and violence can exist inside the same gesture.

• Director: Netalie Braun

• Producer: Natalie Kaplan

• Cast: Ruth Farhi, Rafi Tavor, Ofira Amir, Merav Senior, Esti Kosovitsky

• Screenplay: Netalie Braun

• Cinematography: Tamir Goren

• Editing: Yoram Ron, Einat Botbol, Daniel Sivan, Dorit Tadir, Or Gilat

• Year of Production: 2004

• Genre: Experimental

Financial Support

• Tel Aviv University – Steve Tisch School of Film & Television