Spirits of War
Spirits of War
Staging the impossible – a séance, a therapist puppet, and one creator’s October 7th journey.
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Spirits of War is a 15-minute short film blending psychological comedy with surreal allegory. A puppeteer, tasked with creating a play about the October 7th events in Israel, finds himself paralyzed by the emotional weight of the subject. When a puppet psychologist joins the process, therapy turns into a séance, summoning the spirits of Israeli artists who have wrestled with war and creation. Through humor, puppetry, and layered narrative, the film explores trauma, artistic responsibility, and the elusive process of turning personal and national crisis into art.
created by Moti Brecher
Filmed and edited by Asaf Magal
original music by Uzi Ramirez
Flame and Shame
Flame and Shame
Theatrical Film Adaptation
Flame and Shame is a cinematic adaptation of a stage production developed during a residency at Hahanut Theater, Tel Aviv, in August 2017. Created in collaboration with five teenagers, the work blends fiction and personal memory, centered around an unsolved crime that occurred within the artist’s adolescent social circle.
Set in a quiet Israeli suburb in the early 1990s, the story begins with a mysterious car fire. Five teens are suspected. Years later, a man revisits the past—both as a narrator and as the police investigator trying to make sense of what happened. Through shifting perspectives and complex relationships, the story unravels as a psychological maze that blurs the lines between memory and truth.
Filmed within the theater space, the project reflects on time, youth, and identity, using the liminal space of adolescence as a mirror to Israeli society—then and now.
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