TAU alum's film receives award at Locarno Film Festival
Film studies grad wins first prize for a penetrating drama about a torn Bedouin family
Sandstorm, a first feature by Elite Zexer, a graduate of Tel Aviv University's Film Directing Program at the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, won the top prize at the 2015 Locarno Film Festival's First Look on Israel pics-in-post showcase in Switzerland. The honor was accompanied by a prize of $66,000 and sponsored by Germany's Rotor Film. The film is a drama set in a Bedouin village where the lives of a woman and her two daughters are turned upside down after her husband marries a younger woman.
The festival's prestigious jury praised Sandstorm for its "mature, deeply observant storytelling and courageous depiction of the layered struggles of several generations of women." The film was produced by Haim Mecklberg and Estee Yacov-Mecklberg's prominent 2-Team Productions company.
The spotlight's six works-in-progress were screened during Locarno's Industry Days informal market to international sales agents, film investors, distributors, and festival programmers.
This article was originally published by AFTAU.
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