Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024 (SSFF & ASIA 2024)

SSFF & ASIA (Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2024), one of Asia's largest international short film festivals accredited by the US Academy Awards, will be held from 4 to 30 June at multiple venues in Tokyo and online (some online venues will start on 25 April). Approximately 270 films will be screened, selected from 4,936 films from 114 countries and regions around the world.

This year, three films from Israel were selected.

<Date>

Tuesday 4 - Monday 17 June (online venues)

25 Apr (Thu) - 30 Jun (Sun) at online venues

<Screening venues>

Omotesando Hills Space O, Euro Live, Akasaka Intercity Conference, Futakotamagawa Rise Studio & Hall, Mikan Shimokita, online venues

*Period of screening differs according to each venue.

<Tickets>

Both screening venues and online venues charge a fee, some events are free of charge.

Tickets go on sale from 14:00 on 25 April (Thursday).

*For more information, please visit the official website: https://www.shortshorts.org/2024/

<Films from Israel>

More Than Friends

https://www.shortshorts.org/2024/en/program/rainbow/more-than-friends/

An eccentric lesbian mother finds a love letter written by her 11-year-old son, addressed to a boy. Concerned about her son's social status, she sneaks into his birthday party to keep an eye on him.

Director Omri Laron / 19:00 min / Drama / 2023

Cast Dana Ivgy, Liat Har Lev, Nevo Elmaliach

I See You

https://www.shortshorts.org/2024/en/program/wp/wp-1/i-see-you/

The protagonist, blind for 25 years, regains his sight and sees his wife and four children with his own eyes for the first time. But the new light in his life begins to dim and things take a sudden turn. His story of resilience, self-discovery and the profound power of vision is captivating.

Directed by Adam Weingrod / 19:56 / Non-fiction / 2023

Cast Danny Layani

Digital Diary

https://www.shortshorts.org/2024/en/program/int/int-7/digital-diary/

Eighteen-year-old Anton hangs out with a group of delinquents who steal mobile phones and threaten their owners. But when Anton steals Meitar's mobile phone, he becomes obsessed with the world she has morbidly documented in it.

Director Yasmine Scheft / 17:45 / Drama / 2023

Cast Tomer Krkye, Shaked Mochiach, Svetlana Demidov, Neri Cohen, Elior Abayev