Yael, Shai And Half Menashe

Yael, Shai And Half Menashe 1990 Directed by Amir Zait יעל, שי וחצי מנשה

Filmmaker Amir Zait directed this short during his time as a student at Tel Aviv University’s Department of Film and Television Studies, and for which he won a Wolgin Prize for Best Short at the Jerusalem Film Festival. In the film, two men cross paths in Yael’s flat one morning. The former, in his dressing gown, has just spent the night with Yael, whilst the latter is her ex-partner. The ex gives the new guy the third degree and, in the process, the pair get to know each other and learn how to define themselves in terms of their relationship with Yael.

Country Israel

Production Country Israel

Language Hebrew

Spoken Language Hebrew

Production Company Tel Aviv University Film & Television Department

Release Date 7 January 1990

24 mins