DUET
Short Narrative // 22 minutes
DUET
Short Narrative // 22 minutes
Duet is the story of one fateful day in the lives of 8-year-old girls May and Shadmit, who dislike each other at first but learn that their lives have become oddly intertwined forever.
Duet is a multidisciplinary project, uniquely integrating film and music. The story raises questions about loneliness, regret, subject memory and fate that ties two children together for a lifetime.
AwardsDuet is a multidisciplinary project, uniquely integrating film and music. The story raises questions about loneliness, regret, subject memory and fate that ties two children together for a lifetime.
2022 Best film at the 16th International Chinh India Kids Film Festival
2022 Honorable Mention at the Short Film Factory
2022 Best Drama at the New York Short Film Festival
2021 Best Short Film at the ReadingFilmFest
2021 Best Cinematography at the ReadingFilmFest
2021 Best woman film at the Iowa Independent Film Festival
2021 Best LGBTQ Film at the SENE Film Festival
2021 Best Experimental Film at Short To The Point Film Festival
Watch the trailer:
Duet is the story of one fateful day in the lives of 8-year-old girls May and Shadmit, who dislike each other at first but learn that their lives have become oddly intertwined forever.
Duet is a multidisciplinary project, uniquely integrating film and music. The story raises questions about loneliness, regret, subject memory and fate that ties two children together for a lifetime.
AwardsDuet is a multidisciplinary project, uniquely integrating film and music. The story raises questions about loneliness, regret, subject memory and fate that ties two children together for a lifetime.
2022 Best film at the 16th International Chinh India Kids Film Festival
2022 Honorable Mention at the Short Film Factory
2022 Best Drama at the New York Short Film Festival
2021 Best Short Film at the ReadingFilmFest
2021 Best Cinematography at the ReadingFilmFest
2021 Best woman film at the Iowa Independent Film Festival
2021 Best LGBTQ Film at the SENE Film Festival
2021 Best Experimental Film at Short To The Point Film Festival
Watch the trailer:
Festivals and distribution
Festivals
Festivals
- (Academy Award qualifying) Out On Film Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival (San Francisco, USA, 2020, Official Selection)
- Beverly Hills Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (Seoul, South Korea, 2021, Official selection)
- Woodstock Film Festival (NY, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Vox Feminae (Croatia, 2021, Official Selection)
- Washington Jewish Film Festival (Washington, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Short to the Point (Romania, 2021, WINNER: BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM)
- Moscow International Children’s Film Festival (Moscow, Russia, 2021, Official selection)
- Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival (Honolulu, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- LA Diversity Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Annual Lady Filmmakers festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Tirana Film Festival (Tirana, Albania, 2021, Official selection)
- Iowa Independent Film Festival (Iowa, USA, 2021, WINNER: BEST WOMAN FILM)
- Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival (Rhode Island, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- International Film Festival Golden Beggar (New Delhi, India, 2021, Official selection)
- SENE Film Festival (Rhode Island, USA, 2021, HONORABLE MENTION: BEST LGBTQ FILM)
- ReadingFilmFEST (Pennsylvania, USA, 2021, WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY)
- World of Film International Festival Glasgow (Scotland, 2021, Official selection)
- KIDS First / Coalition for Quality Children’s Media (San Francisco, USA, 2021, Official Selection)
- World of Film International Festival Glasgow (USA, 2021, Official Selection)
- Children Short Film Festival (London, UK, 2021. Official Selection)
- ASTI International Film Festival (Italy, 2021, Official Selection)
- Short Film Factory (Romania, 2022. HONORABLE MENTION)
- San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival (USA, 2022, Official Selection)
- Cyprus International Film Festival “Golden Aphrodite” (Cyprus, 2022, Official Selection)
Cast ———
Little May: Talia Kadoury
Little Shadmit: Hili Levy
Adult May: Alex Moshe
Adult Shadmit: Michal Eliassaf
Father: Golan Azulai
Mother: Adi Gilat
Bat-El: Ya’ara Ben Aharon
Man on the bike: Rami Baruch
Maths Teacher: Anat Elizarov
Art Teacher: Simha Spector
Crew ———
Producer: Hila Ben Shushan
Director of Photography:Daniella Nowitz
Director of Photography live show scenes: Ofer Ben Yehuda
Art Director and Wardrobe: Vera Grinblat
Editors: Shimon Spector, Mika Orr
Associate producer: Roni Hirshenson
Original Music by:Adam Ben Amitai
Written and Directed by: Mika Orr
Produced by Mikooka Productions
First Assistant Director: Amit Shamir
Second Assistant Director: Adva Cohen, Paz Reicher
Additional Cast ———
Children (alphabetical order): Daniel Benbenishti, Lia Ben-Dror, Lia Cohen, Maor Sharon Hefetz, Noam Epstein, Noga Cohen, Omri Hasidim, Rotem Liron, Roy Yurist, Shahaf Inbar, Shai Dahari, Shalev Noy, Shira Gurfein, Tom Kelman, Yehonathan Koren, Yonatan Nuriel, Yotam Hasidim
Band members: Matan Egozi, Shelly Levy, Maor Shvartzberg
Fight Coordinator: Dima Osmolovsky
Additional editors: Eyal Dimant, Hadass Taub Ben Ezra
Art Director’s assistant: Raphael Elmalem
“B” Camera Operators: Ofer Ben Yehuda, Daniel Bar, Tom Goldwasser
Additional Cinematographers - Live show: Daniel Miran,Dudu Itzhaki, Lior Ben Shabat, Shai Shriki
1st AC: Doron Peled, Ilay Mevorach, Rami Simantov
2nd AC: Lisa Vasilieva, Mielle Lavie
Script Supervisor: Daniel Bloom
Sound Mixer: Nir Aviam
Sound Mixer Live Show: Oz Zikerman
Gaffer: Eric Mizrahi
Light Design live show: Muhamed Abo Salme
Best Boy (alphabetical order): Afek Eyal, Aviv Mesgenick, Ilia Feld, Inbar Marmalshtein, Ofri Margalit, Tzahi Sharon
Grip: Liran Rehana
Makeup Artist: Vered Sade Tal
Visual Effects: Jim Hillin
Colorist: Frederick Trevino
Shadmit’spaintings: Miki Ben Cnaan
Office production assistants - Mikooka Productions: Tali Yaakov, Noa Gover, Jennifer L. Merrick
Production Assistants (alphabetical order): Adam Barshai, Amit Liran, Barak Chen, Daniel Razinski, Kobi Mizrahi, Lihi Solomon, Noa Hayet, Omer Eventov
Nanny: Paz Reicher, Ophir Erez
Sound Designer and Mixer: Jasmin Klinger
Graphic Design: Jose Carneiro
Camera, electric and grip rentals: Movie Mobile - Shani Yancu
Original Songs:
Main song - “Surrounded By People”:
Lyrics: Aya Korem, Ali Keller, Mika Orr
Composed and produced by: Adam Ben Amitai
Singer: Alex Moshe
Additional Singer: Aya Korem
Ending song “Round The Fire” by Folly Tree - Alex Moshe
Festivals and distribution
Festivals
Festivals
- (Academy Award qualifying) Out On Film Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival (San Francisco, USA, 2020, Official Selection)
- Beverly Hills Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Seoul Guro International Kids Film Festival (Seoul, South Korea, 2021, Official selection)
- Woodstock Film Festival (NY, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Vox Feminae (Croatia, 2021, Official Selection)
- Washington Jewish Film Festival (Washington, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Short to the Point (Romania, 2021, WINNER: BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM)
- Moscow International Children’s Film Festival (Moscow, Russia, 2021, Official selection)
- Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival (Honolulu, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- LA Diversity Film Festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Annual Lady Filmmakers festival (Los Angeles, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- Tirana Film Festival (Tirana, Albania, 2021, Official selection)
- Iowa Independent Film Festival (Iowa, USA, 2021, WINNER: BEST WOMAN FILM)
- Flickers Rhode Island International Film Festival (Rhode Island, USA, 2021, Official selection)
- International Film Festival Golden Beggar (New Delhi, India, 2021, Official selection)
- SENE Film Festival (Rhode Island, USA, 2021, HONORABLE MENTION: BEST LGBTQ FILM)
- ReadingFilmFEST (Pennsylvania, USA, 2021, WINNER: BEST SHORT FILM, BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY)
- World of Film International Festival Glasgow (Scotland, 2021, Official selection)
- KIDS First / Coalition for Quality Children’s Media (San Francisco, USA, 2021, Official Selection)
- World of Film International Festival Glasgow (USA, 2021, Official Selection)
- Children Short Film Festival (London, UK, 2021. Official Selection)
- ASTI International Film Festival (Italy, 2021, Official Selection)
- Short Film Factory (Romania, 2022. HONORABLE MENTION)
- San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival (USA, 2022, Official Selection)
- Cyprus International Film Festival “Golden Aphrodite” (Cyprus, 2022, Official Selection)
Cast ———
Little May: Talia Kadoury
Little Shadmit: Hili Levy
Adult May: Alex Moshe
Adult Shadmit: Michal Eliassaf
Father: Golan Azulai
Mother: Adi Gilat
Bat-El: Ya’ara Ben Aharon
Man on the bike: Rami Baruch
Maths Teacher: Anat Elizarov
Art Teacher: Simha Spector
Crew ———
Producer: Hila Ben Shushan
Director of Photography:Daniella Nowitz
Director of Photography live show scenes: Ofer Ben Yehuda
Art Director and Wardrobe: Vera Grinblat
Editors: Shimon Spector, Mika Orr
Associate producer: Roni Hirshenson
Original Music by:Adam Ben Amitai
Written and Directed by: Mika Orr
Produced by Mikooka Productions
First Assistant Director: Amit Shamir
Second Assistant Director: Adva Cohen, Paz Reicher
Additional Cast ———
Children (alphabetical order): Daniel Benbenishti, Lia Ben-Dror, Lia Cohen, Maor Sharon Hefetz, Noam Epstein, Noga Cohen, Omri Hasidim, Rotem Liron, Roy Yurist, Shahaf Inbar, Shai Dahari, Shalev Noy, Shira Gurfein, Tom Kelman, Yehonathan Koren, Yonatan Nuriel, Yotam Hasidim
Band members: Matan Egozi, Shelly Levy, Maor Shvartzberg
Fight Coordinator: Dima Osmolovsky
Additional editors: Eyal Dimant, Hadass Taub Ben Ezra
Art Director’s assistant: Raphael Elmalem
“B” Camera Operators: Ofer Ben Yehuda, Daniel Bar, Tom Goldwasser
Additional Cinematographers - Live show: Daniel Miran,Dudu Itzhaki, Lior Ben Shabat, Shai Shriki
1st AC: Doron Peled, Ilay Mevorach, Rami Simantov
2nd AC: Lisa Vasilieva, Mielle Lavie
Script Supervisor: Daniel Bloom
Sound Mixer: Nir Aviam
Sound Mixer Live Show: Oz Zikerman
Gaffer: Eric Mizrahi
Light Design live show: Muhamed Abo Salme
Best Boy (alphabetical order): Afek Eyal, Aviv Mesgenick, Ilia Feld, Inbar Marmalshtein, Ofri Margalit, Tzahi Sharon
Grip: Liran Rehana
Makeup Artist: Vered Sade Tal
Visual Effects: Jim Hillin
Colorist: Frederick Trevino
Shadmit’spaintings: Miki Ben Cnaan
Office production assistants - Mikooka Productions: Tali Yaakov, Noa Gover, Jennifer L. Merrick
Production Assistants (alphabetical order): Adam Barshai, Amit Liran, Barak Chen, Daniel Razinski, Kobi Mizrahi, Lihi Solomon, Noa Hayet, Omer Eventov
Nanny: Paz Reicher, Ophir Erez
Sound Designer and Mixer: Jasmin Klinger
Graphic Design: Jose Carneiro
Camera, electric and grip rentals: Movie Mobile - Shani Yancu
Original Songs:
Main song - “Surrounded By People”:
Lyrics: Aya Korem, Ali Keller, Mika Orr
Composed and produced by: Adam Ben Amitai
Singer: Alex Moshe
Additional Singer: Aya Korem
Ending song “Round The Fire” by Folly Tree - Alex Moshe