Children No More: "Were and Are Gone"
Synopsis
Official Selection DOC NYC 2025
Academy Awards 2026 - Best Documentary Short Film - Nomination
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 36 min
- Director
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Hilla Medalia
- Producer
- Hilla Medalia, Yael Melamede, Sheila Nevins (producer)
- Co-Producer
- Mariel Ostrower
- Executive Producer
- Vesna Cudic, Libby Lenkinski, Hayley Reynolds, Avner Shahaf, Siobhan Sinnerton
- Editor
- Erez Laufer
- Director of Photography
- Avner Shahaf
- Composer
- Daniel Markovich
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
US, Israel, UK co-production
Full Story (US), Medalia Productions (IL), SALTY Features (US), Sky (UK)
Sky
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