FLEDGE

FLEDGE

Synopsis

An immigrant teenage girl with feathers on her body, is torn between the need to belong and her own identity.
A folkloristic fantasy that takes place during the Russian immigration to Israel in the 90’s.
Elina is a young immigrant who lives with her grandma in a small desert town, trying to fit in with her peers and overcome her mother’s abandonment.
Until a strange genetic phenomena interrupts – her body starts to grow feathers. Elina is forced to choose between the need to belong and her own identity.
Written and Directed by Tom Kuris and Hani Dombe, of Tom & Hani Animation Studio

 

Technique

Stop Motion

Duration

15 min

Partners
Les Films de l’Arlequin, France
ARTE France
Supported By
Makor Foundation
The Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts
The New Fund for Cinema and Television