What Doesn't Kill You
Synopsis
After a rare diagnosis, Lily's attempts to flee from war torn Israel are thwarted when the airport shuts down and her zany cousin forces her to party.
Section: Narrative Shorts Competition
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Country: USA
Year: 2015
Runtime: 18min
Credits
Director: Darya Zhuk
Executive Producer: Eytan Fox, Alfred Dong
Producer: Hannah Janal,
Screenwriter: Hannah Janal, Hannah Sanderson Buchner
Cinematographer: Ziv Berkovich
Editor: Niv Klainer
Sound Designer: Dave Rivera
Music: Nicholas Britell
Additional Credits: Co-Writer: Ariel Richter, Story by: Hannah Janal
Principal Cast: Alexandra Roxo, Nelly Tagar, Oshri Cohen, Michael Moshonov, Shani Klein
Director Bio
Born in Minsk, Belarus, Darya Zhuk was 16 when she left to study in US. A Harvard graduate, she tried her hand at various film genres until she arrived at directing narrative. She holds an MFA with honors from Columbia University. Her works were selected to the Tarkovsky, Oaxaca, Palm Springs, and Atlanta Film Festival among others.
Contact
Public Film Contact
Hannah Janal
Bootstrap Films LLC
bootstrapfilms@gmail.com
(917) 727-4736
Publicity Contact
Hannah Janal
bootstrapfilms@gmail.com