MUSSA

by Anat Goren

SYNOPSIS

Twelve-year-old Mussa won't speak and no one knows why. He is an African refugee living in Tel Aviv, and for the past five years he's been bussed from his troubled neighborhood to an upscale private school. Moussa's Israeli classmates are his best friends, but he chooses to communicate with them only through gestures. Despite the bond he shares with his friends and teacher, Mussa is alone; his parents struggle to make ends meet and are seldom home, leaving Mussa with his voiceless thoughts and a real fear of being deported back to Ethiopia.

DETAILS

60 mins

2015

Israel

Amharic, Arabic, English, Hebrew

TRAILER

CREDITS

Director: Anat Goren

Producer: Daniela Raxhminov-Sidi, Anat Goren

Production Company: Drucker & Goren media

Cinematographer: Oded Kirma

Editor: Arik Lahav Leibovitz

Soundtrack Editor: Ronen Nagel

Original Soundtrack: Avi Belleli

BIOGRAPHY

DIRECTOR - ANAT GOREN

Anat Goren was born on 1973 in Israel and lives in Tel Aviv. She is an anchorwoman, director and producer. Goren studied at "Koteret" school of Journalism.

SELECT FESTIVALS

HOT DOCS 2015〡JERUSALEM FILM FESTIVAL 2015 - HONORABLE MENTION〡FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DU FILM D'ÉDUCATION 2015〡SAN FRANCISCO JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2015〡FILM FEST MUNICH 2015〡PÄRNU INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2016〡LUCAS INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL 2016〡OTHER ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL 2015

PRESS

"Moving... Anat Goren packs a lot into [the film], and captures many candid moments with Mussa, his family, and his many friends. Lots of tears are shed in the movie, and may spill from the viewer, too.
- Digital Journal