Cinema Sabaya Cinema Sabaya Orit Fouks Rotem Producer Gal Greenspan Lab Edition 5 , 2016 SCENE PITCH Production Green Productions, Neon Rouge Production Country Israel SYNOPSIS Eight women, Arab and Jewish, take part in a video workshop hosted by Rona, young filmmaker. With each camera take, the group dynamic forces the women to challenge their beliefs as they get to know one other. DIRECTOR'S NOTE LOG LINE Eight women, Arab and Jewish, take part in a video workshop hosted by Rona, young filmmaker. With each camera take, the group dynamic forces the women to challenge their beliefs as they get to know one other. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER Gal Greenspan PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE PRODUCTION BUDGET LANGUAGE Hebrew GENRE Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

Girls Will Be Girls Girls Will Be Girls Shuchi Talati Producers Sanjay Gulati, Richa Chadda Lab Edition 9 , 2021 SCENE PITCH Production Country India SYNOPSIS Follows the journey of 16 year old Mira, whose sexy, rebellious coming of age is disrupted by her young mother who never got to come of age herself. DIRECTOR'S NOTE Director’s Note GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS is set in a conservative Hindu school much like my school where we started each day with a pledge to “preserve our ageless Indian culture and conform to the way of life prescribed by it.” As I sprouted breasts, I understood that ‘Indian culture’ was the reason my skirt had to be long and my behavior demure. We were being taught to be ashamed of our bodies and sexuality while male sexuality was allowed to express itself, often in aggression towards us. Meanwhile, real female bodies and female desire were also erased from our screens. Breasts and butts were hypersexualized as women gyrated for the male gaze. But vaginas, menstruation, pubic hair, etc. were absent or treated with embarrassment and revulsion. The effect of this erasure is to cast our bodies as something shameful. It teaches us to be compliant and afraid of our body, sexuality and voice. Despite this, all around me I saw fierce, funny women who subverted social and moral codes. In GIRLS I wanted to write about these women who populated my life but not my screens. In GIRLS, Mira and her mother Anila are sexual, embodied beings with secretions and desires. Mira examines her vagina in a mirror, masturbates by rubbing up against a teddy bear and orchestrates her first sexual encounter. Anila shuns the self-sacrificing, asexual roles mothers are relegated to. She envies her daughter’s figure and boyfriend and pursues her desires with fervor. But even though GIRLS is a close observation of gender roles, sexuality, and patriarchy, it makes no thesis statement. The women in this film are not essentialized by their identities as Indian women, nor are they stand-ins for entire communities whose stories enlighten us about a social issue. I want Mira and Anila to represent only their singular selves as they experience love, disillusionment and envy. Because this is how their stories will also be universal—a luxury mostly reserved for characters from dominant cultures. LOG LINE Follows the journey of 16 year old Mira, whose sexy, rebellious coming of age is disrupted by her young mother who never got to come of age herself. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCERS Sanjay Gulati, Richa Chadda Producer profile Producer, India Sanjay Gulati founded Crawling Angel Films in 2014 and has produced internationally recognized films such as Lajwanti (Berlinale 2014), Ashwathama (Busan 2017), Once Again (Netflix 2018), Pearl of the Desert (IDFA 2019), Nimtoh (Rotterdam 2020), The Shepherdess and Seven Songs (Berlinale 2020, New Directors / New Films). Producer, India Richa Chadha is an actor, writer, and producer known for her work in films like Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur (Cannes 2013) for which she won a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actress. Chadha starred in Cannes selection in Masaan (2015), and worked with director Mira Nair in the anthology Words with Gods (Venice 2014). In 2020, Chadha started Pushing Buttons Films with Ali Fazal. Producer, France Claire Chassagne Dolce Vita Films was founded by Marc Irmer. Company credits include Hotel Harabati, (Berlinale) Unwanted Witness (Toronto, Sundance), Las Niñas Quispe (Venice), and Karlovy Vary grand prize winner Le Grand Cahier. Dolce Vita’s Indian film Sunrise by Partho Sen Gupta, screened in Busan, Sitges, and Tribeca. Their recent A Son by Mehdi Barsaoui premiered at Venice Orizzonti. PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE Production Company Crawling Angel Films, Delhi, India Pushing Buttons Studio, Mumbai, India Dolce Vita Films, Paris, France shuchifilm@gmail.com +1 626 484 9362 PRODUCTION BUDGET Production Budget $550,000 Secured funds $ 102,300 Pushing Buttons, Crawling Angel Films, New York State Council for the Arts LANGUAGE English, Hindi Coming of age GENRE Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

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Virgines Virgines Keren Ben Rafael Producer Caroline Bonmarchand Lab Edition 4 , 2015 SCENE PITCH Production Country Israel SYNOPSIS In Kiryat Yam, small town on the north coast of Israel, everything seems to have stopped. Lana, a rebellious teenager, vowed to fight against resignation and immobilism. She couldn't imagine that the rumor of a mermaid off the coast would wake up her town from its torpidity and give her the possibility to finally live. DIRECTOR'S NOTE LOG LINE In Kiryat Yam, small town on the north coast of Israel, everything seems to have stopped. Lana, a rebellious teenager, vowed to fight against resignation and immobilism. She couldn't imagine that the rumor of a mermaid off the coast would wake up her town from its torpidity and give her the possibility to finally live. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER Caroline Bonmarchand PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE PRODUCTION BUDGET LANGUAGE GENRE Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

Milk & Honey Milk & Honey Lev Brodinsky Producers Yael Perlov, Alma Ben-Zeev Lab Edition 10 , 2022 SCENE PITCH Production Country Israel SYNOPSIS 1993. In a government-built temporary caravan site for immigrants from the Soviet Union and Ethiopia, Roma (13) is trying to find his place in the Israeli society. Together with his family – they fight, each in his own way – to secure a better future for them towards the near dismantling of the caravan site. At the local pool, a few of Roma's classmates discover that he has not been circumcised and humiliate him. Roma is desperate. He takes a knife and tries to circumcise himself. He is taken to the hospital to be circumcised properly. There, he is offered to change his name to an Israeli one - "Rami". Just before the dismantling of the caravans, Roma celebrates his bar mitzvah at the site. The ceremony is over and the dancing begins. Roma dances. His face is sealed, without a smile or an expression. DIRECTOR'S NOTE After we immigrated to Israel and were housed in a caravan site, my biggest secret was my late circumcision. I was different and was ashamed of it. I remember the hospital, I remember the tension before the circumcision surgery, and the slow and painful recovery. A swift wave of a sharp knife, a piece of skin less and I could look up and be proud of my Judaism again. It's a story about the complexity of immigration and the price you have to pay. The loss of an old identity in order to create a new one. Sometimes at any cost. LOG LINE 1993. In a government-built temporary caravan site for immigrants, Roma (13) is trying to find his place in Israeli society and create his new identity. With his family, they struggle, each in his own way, to secure a better future. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCERS Yael Perlov, Alma Ben-Zeev Yael Perlov is a film producer and editor. She is a two-time laureate of the Israeli Film Academy Award, for editing the film Late Marriage (2001), as well as for editing & producing the film Ben-Gurion,Epilogue,(ARTE,NDR) winner as the best documentary film (2016). As well, she is the laureate of the Film Art Award of the Ministry of Education and Culture (2006). As part of the Film Department at the Tel Aviv University, where she has been teaching for two decades, she initiated and produced Water (2012) - joint projects of Israeli and Palestinian students –that opened the Critics Week at the Venice International Film Festival and won the Amnesty Prize. Yael has conducted the restoration of her father's films, the late David Perlov (1930-2003). Among them: Diary (in Cooperation with CNC and Centre Pompidou), Memories of Eichmann Trial (Centre Pompidou, MoMa). Yael has been invited to teach and instruct students in various academies: VGIK Film Academy in Moscow; UCL London (2021, ongoing), and as a resident lecturer at Duke University, USA (2022). PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE Yael Perlov, Alma Ben-Zeev, Simya Films Hateena 12, Kfar Kish 1933000. simyafilma.prod@gmail.com , +972-544821789 PRODUCTION BUDGET Production Budget 570,000 $ LANGUAGE Russian, Hebrew, Amharic Drama GENRE Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

Tell Me Everything Tell Me Everything Moshe Rosenthal Producer Alona Refua Lab Edition 7 , 2018 SCENE PITCH Production Country Israel SYNOPSIS In the 1980s, as pop music soars and AIDS spreads, 12-year-old Boaz discovers a shattering truth about his beloved father. Over years, he struggles to mend their fractured relationship and restore their lost connection. DIRECTOR'S NOTE LOG LINE In the 1980s, as pop music soars and AIDS spreads, 12-year-old Boaz discovers a shattering truth about his beloved father. Over years, he struggles to mend their fractured relationship and restore their lost connection. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER Alona Refua PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE PRODUCTION BUDGET LANGUAGE GENRE Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

I'm Afraid That's Our Time Add a Title Add a Title Send Send Amir Ganor & Adi Bar Yossef Producers: Marc Grey , Nitai Gat I'm Afraid That's Our Time Lab Edition 3 2024 PITCH LOGLINE Terrified by the implications of their psychologist’s suicide on their own well-being, four orphaned patients set out to prove that their therapist was in fact murdered. SYNOPSIS Yotam is obsessed with thoughts of suicide, but years of therapy have convinced him that he’s not in real danger – until his therapist goes and kills himself. Terrified he’ll suffer the same fate, Yotam teams up with three other orphaned patients to prove their shrink was actually murdered. As their bumbling investigation begins to bear fruit, the danger escalates, leaving the group exposed and vulnerable – with only each other to lean on. WRITER'S STATEMENT My therapist cancels a session for health reasons, and so begets a crisis: what happens when he dies? No Hallmark card for that. I imagine furtively seeking out other clients at the funeral. Who but they would understand my loss? These are the dramatic seeds for “I’m Afraid That’s Our Time,” planted with my writing partner Nitai in the well-tilled soil of murder-mystery, watered with comedic irony and existential dread, growing now, we hope, into a story about love, death, friendship - and becoming the humans we want to be. PRODUCER'S STATEMENT What we love about "I'm Afraid That's Our Time" is its ability to tackle the painful subject of suicide in an engaging and immersive way, without losing the depth of the dramatic questions that our protagonist, Yotam, and the audience face. The series' universal themes make it relatable to viewers worldwide, and we believe it will resonate across different cultures and audiences. LOOKING FOR Back To Participants HOME SERIES LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY ADVISORY BOARD PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FAQ HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION

Mikko Myllylahti 13TH EDITION CATALOGUE 13TH EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS MENTORS JURY TEAM LAB FILMS Director: Mikko Myllylahti 2016 Year of lab participation: 5 Lab edition: Country: Finland Producer: Jussi Rantamaki The Woodcutter's Story Pepe the woodcutter's life in his idyllic Finnish village is torn apart over the course of a few days, but he is seemingly fine with it all. As though he knows some profound truth about existence. Lab edition: Cannes Film Festival 2022 - Gan Foundation Award for Distribution Helsinki International Film Festival 2022 BFI London Film Festival 2022 Torino Film Festival 2022 Sao Paulo International Film Festival 2022 Jussi Awards 2023 - Best Sound Design Synopsis 2022 Year of release: PITCH Trailer HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION

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Banat Banat Adriano Valerio Producer Mario Mazzarotto Lab Edition 4 , 2015 SCENE PITCH Production Country Italy SYNOPSIS Two Italians looking for work and happiness abroad. DIRECTOR'S NOTE LOG LINE Two Italians looking for work and happiness abroad. ABOUT THE FILMMAKER PRODUCER Mario Mazzarotto PRODUCTION COMPANY PROFILE PRODUCTION BUDGET LANGUAGE GENRE Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION HOME FILM LAB WHO'S WHO MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY SCOUTS AND PITCHING DECISION MAKERS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ

The Mouth The Mouth Screenwriters: Aurit Zamir, Shiri Nevo Fridental Producer: Yoav Roeh , Gum Films Language: English, Spanish, Yiddish Format: 8 Episodes x 50 Minutes Send PITCHDECK LOGLINE The story of two Jewish women, forced into sex work in early 20th century Buenos Aires by the Jewish criminal organization “Zwi Migdal”, inspired by the true story of the woman who brought it down. SYNOPSIS Leah, 28, and Mimi, 19, were both trafficked by "Zwi Migdal" into prostitution in Buenos Aires, far from their homeland and families. Each woman forges her own path to survival: Leah teams up with the only decent cop in the city, working undercover in the brothel to bring down the ruthless organization, while Mimi claws her way up in the male-dominated world of trafficking. Leah and Mimi’s relationship evolves and transforms, as one woman's mission risks everything the other has worked for. WRITER'S STATEMENT A hundred years have passed since Raquel Lieberman brought down “Zwi Migdal”, the feminist revolution has changed the world, yet sex trafficking continues. By turning the lens to the past, we ask to look at the present. As feminist creators in 2024 we are committed to the stories of the victims of “Zwi Migdal”. The use of a compelling true story, with the stylistic tone of a mob/crime series, will create the necessary distance for viewers to meet this painful topic. But most importantly, with all its darkness, “The Mouth” will remind us individuals can, in fact, change history. ABOUT THE WRITERS Aurit Zamir is an award-winning writer and producer. She wrote and created the series THE TRUTH with Dafna Levine (Euphoria) which sold to Canal+, AMC and more. She wrote and directed the short film BABYSITTER, which won Best Short Film at the Haifa Film Festival and Best Director at Oscar qualifying RIFF. She is currently developing the feature film BITCH with the support of the Israel Film Fund. Shiri Nevo Fridental is a writer, director and former criminal lawyer at the district attorney’s office. Her debut feature film ALL I CAN DO premiered at the Jerusalem Film Festival 2022 and participated in film festivals in Europe, USA and Canada, after being developed at the 2019 Sam Spiegel Lab. Shiri’s passion for pre WW2 Jewish culture is apparent in THE LAST KLEZMERS feature film in development. She lectures on film at Minshar for Art and is a script adviser at the Israel Film Fund. PRODUCER'S STATEMENT The Mouth is a character based, propulsive crime drama with the potential to move and excite audiences internationally, while raising questions about the world we live in. It’s a series that pushes the boundaries of the genre in which it operates, an ambitious co production, universal in story as well as theme, which can have a meaningful impact worldwide. As a producer, as well as a viewer, this is the television I’m passionate about. PRODUCER PROFILE Gum Films is a Tel Aviv based production house owned by Yoav Roeh & Aurit Zamir. Their slate includes the award-winning films: THE FUTURE (Tribeca FF 2023). DELEGATION (Berlin FF 2023). ASIA (Tribeca FF-Nora Ephron Award, Best Actress & Best Cinematography, 9 Ophir awards including Best Film). THE TESTAMENT (Venice FF, Haifa FF- Best Film) OFF WHITE LIES (Berlinale FF, Palm Springs FF) and the series: THE MISSING FILE 2 seasons for Kan 11 and Keshet International. FOR GOD'S SAKE (Berlin TV Festival) for Kan 11. PRODUCTION CONTACT DETAILS yoav@gumfilms.com +972-523365572 Back To Participants HOME TEAM NEWS LABS SERIES LAB PARTICIPANTS MENTORS PROFESSIONAL GUESTS JURY PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS SERIES LAB FILM LAB MENTORS JURY DECISION MAKERS SCOUTS AND PITCHING PROFESSIONAL GUESTS PARTICIPANTS & PROJECTS LAB FILMS PARTICIPATION APPLICATION PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS RULES & REGULATIONS FILM FAQ FILM LAB SITE MAP ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FILM FAQ FAQ PARTICIPATION APPLICATION RULES & REGULATIONS PARTICIPANTS OBLIGATIONS PARTICIPATION REGULATION 3RD EDITION SERIES CATALOGUE 3RD EDITION PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS JURY MENTORS TEAM

The Plasticians Add a Title Add a Title Send Send Eitan Mansuri Producers: , Hila Elena Royzenman The Plasticians Lab Edition 2 2023 PITCH LOGLINE An illegal plastic surgery clinic, binds the fate of a mother and daughter, who are dragged into running the business from their crumbling living room. As they rise as successful business-women, their harsh reality creeps back in, facing them with the realisation that their empowerment is a mere façade. SYNOPSIS An ambitious secretary, an immigrant from the USSR, wants to become a successful life coach. Unfortunately, she can't get out from under the burden of the symbiotic relationship with her mother, a surgeon from Moscow who has become a taxi driver since immigrating to Israel. In order to finally leave the house and jumpstart her career, she has to find a way for her mom to function without her. She decides to set up a makeshift surgical clinic at home, so her mother can regain the dignity and sense of purpose she lost. While she waits for the medical license to be approved, the underground clinic begins to grow. The daughter is tempted to give up on her own dreams and live forever alongside this happier and stronger version of her mother, the mother she always wanted. The two form a surprising camaraderie through their complicity in crime, and drag each other deeper into the underworld. WRITER'S STATEMENT I was born in St. Petersburg and grew up in an immigrant home in Israel, alongside two educated parents who managed to always take care of the family's financial security, but never found professional fulfilment. I am a daily witness to the dissonance between the successful professionals my parents once were, and the life of survival and compromise brought forth by immigration. The trauma of immigration naturally passed onto the next generation. The parent-child relationship was turned on its head, and the children often functioned as the responsible adults in the family. As someone who grew up this way, I have always had an impossible dream: to restore my parent’s dignity and see them strong and full of confidence. However, my parents and their friends chose to embrace life and live it to the fullest. They write plays for birthdays, record songs for each other, dance, drink and soothe their pain with a passion for life and love, trying above all else to forget the instability and uncertainty of life. The massive addiction to plastic surgery is in fact an attempt at controlling the uncontrollable, a human desire to look good, or simply be seen. In the unique clinic which our series creates, both the immigrant staff and their clients, are driven by the same human nature to survive. Plastic surgery has become even more popular and accessible in recent years. Still, it is a medical procedure, surgery, positioning the patients seeking treatment as 'ill,' not good-looking or young enough; consequently, the notion of 'healing' through a plastic surgery is very limited. In many cases, dealing with eternal appearance is caused by psychological problems that are neglected and even exacerbated. In this series, I hope to present the other side of the beauty industry's enticing brochures, and focusing on the mental motivations for seeking an external solution. PRODUCER'S STATEMENT In 1990, the dissolution of the Soviet Union sparked a significant wave of Russian immigration worldwide. Among these migrations, the influx of Jewish Russians to Israel stands as the nation's largest ever witnessed, with one million individuals making the journey. While many managed to integrate successfully, others faced challenges. "The Plasticians" delves into the narratives of those who struggled to integrate fully into society but nonetheless, never gave up on their joy of life, their culture and definitely not on their dreams. This series raises relevant, global questions about immigration, belonging, and the coexistence of cultures within a nation. It offers a fresh perspective on Russian immigrants who abandoned their previous lives, professions, and sometimes families in pursuit of a new home. Hila Royzenman introduced the project at the Series Mania writer's campus 2022, showcasing her promise as a young director with a distinct voice and deep understanding of these characters' worlds. The series is multilingual, featuring dialogue in Hebrew, Russian, and English, indicating its potential to transcend borders. 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