White Eye

2019 Israeli film

Shira Hochman
Kobi Mizrahi

Starring

Dawit Tekelaeb
Daniel Gad

CinematographySaar MizrahiEdited byShira HochmanMusic byJoseph ShlomoDistributed byEroin Corp.

Release date

October 2019 (2019-10) (Haifa Film Festival)

Running time

21 minutesCountryIsraelLanguageHebrew

White Eye is a 2019 Israeli live-action short film by Tomer Shushan.^[1] It was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 93rd Academy Awards.

Summary

A man (Daniel Gad) in Tel Aviv finds his stolen bicycle and it now belongs to a stranger. In his attempts to retrieve the bicycle, he struggles to remain human.^[2]^[3]

Accolades

Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film nomination^[4]
International Cycling Film Festival – Both Best Film (Jury Award Goldene Kurbel) and Audience Award, 17th ICFF 2023
SXSW Film Festival – Narrative Short Jury Award^[5]
Palm Springs ShortFest ^[6]

References

^ Israeli short film ‘White Eye’ focusing on African migrants nominated for Oscar|The Times of Israel
^ SXSW 2020 Schedule
^ Israeli film 'White Eye' nominated for Oscar, Mank leads with 10 honors – The Jerusalem Post
^ 2021|Oscars.org
^ White Eye Wins Narrative Short Competition | 2020 SXSW Film Awards by SWXW on YouTube
^ "White Eye | Palm Springs International Film Festival".