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For 'Aya,' From Israel to the Oscars

JL;DR SUMMARY "Aya," an Israeli short film directed by Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun, grew from a simple daydream into an Oscar-nominated cinematic work. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Ben Gurion AirportIsraeli CinemaHuman ConnectionSpontaneityMihal BrezisOded BinnunShort FilmAyaOscar NomineeFilm Making

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Brezis and Binnun met more than a dozen years ago at Israels prestigious Sam Spiegel Film and Television School, and they have been creative and romantic partners ever since, always writing and directing together."
Jerusalem, Israel
"But a positive review from the Israeli newspaper Haaretz led to more screenings at Israeli cinematheques, and then to a commercial release in Israel."
Griffith Park, California, United States
"She was sitting in a cafe in Griffith Park here while Binnun, 39, her co-director and co-writer, was taking their son, Nuri, on a pony ride nearby."
Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"...Mihal Brezis many years ago while waiting with a friend at Tel Avivs Ben Gurion Airport, has carried her and her partner, Oded Binnun, to an Oscar nomination for best short film."
Denmark
"When Overby (Ulrich Thomsen), a Danish music researcher and juror for the competition, shows up, Aya decides on an impulse to drive him to his hotel in Jerusalem."

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