HERE AND NOW / KAN VE ACHSHAV / ЗДЕСЬ И СЕЙЧАС / KAN VE ACHSHAV

ISRAEL
2018, 90 MIN.
Director Roman Shumunov
Script Alexander Plavnik
Camera Ziv Berkovich
Art director Yon Vergalis
Music IZREAL Band, Georgy Khimoroda, Didi Erez
Cast: Vlad Dubinsky, Mishel Vinberg, Zura Kartvelishvili, Renat Hasanov, Eduard Hmelnitsky
Producers Itai Tamir, Ami Livne
Production Laila Films

A social drama told through the eyes of Andrey, a young immigrant living with his little sister in the slums of the city of Ashdod and struggling to assimilate into Israeli society, who forms a hip-hop band with his three best friends. Their dream of taking part in the competition is all but shattered when Andrey, our main character, suffers a crisis at home. Andrey’s father has been in the hospital for months, leaving Andrey responsible for his little sister and for making payments on their mortgage. He can’t juggle caring for his sister, rehearsing, and working all at once.

ROMAN SHUMUNOV

Born in Georgia in 1984. After the Civil War in Georgia, in 1992, he moved with his family to Russia. Lived in a small town in south, near the Black Sea. In 2001 immigrated to Israel on he own, at 17 years of age on a student program. In 2008 he started film studies in Sapir Academic College and graduated with honors. Dedicated his life to movie making. Winner of national and international film festivals. His filmography includes “No One But Us” (2011, short), “Eyes” (2012, short), “Red Echoes of War” (2015, doc.), “Babylon Dreamers” (2016, doc.), etc