Roman Shumunov
2021Babylon Dreamers
Roman Shumunov
An intimate report from Israel's periphery. A group of young dancers, whose members are immigrants, is trying to compete in the break-dancing World Championship in Germany. The competition is the highlight of their dreams as dancers, but as we watch them prepare, we encounter a world of crisis and alienation. Mixer, 27, is supporting his family and trying to help his younger brothers, who still live with their alcoholic mom. Potter, 21, is in the army now; he still dreams of dancing, but has no one to help him care for his mother, who is ill. And yet, despite the hardships, these bold dancers confront reality head-on, because desperation is a luxury that they can hardly afford.
Babylon Dreamers
כאן ועכשיו
Roman Shumunov
Vlad Dubinsky, Renat Khassanov
Here and Now is an authentic social drama told through the eyes of Andrey, a young immigrant living with her little sister in the slums of the city of Ashdod and struggling to assimilate into Israeli society.
Here and Now
Возвращение в Чернобыль
Roman Shumunov
The film tells the story of the Chernobyl accident through a mosaic of unique personal testimonies of its participants. The experiences of the difficult past and the sad results of the present recreate the full picture of the accident 30 years later.
Back to Chernobyl
אף אחד חוץ מאיתנו
Roman Shumunov
Vlad Dubinsky, Zura Kartvelashvili
Andrei, a new immigrant from the former Soviet Union, discovers that in order to save his sick father's life he must find a large sum of money that is well beyond his means. At the same time, Andrei and his two good friends, Zura and Marat, also living alone in the country, try to achieve their dream to be heard and understood via the rap music. Andrei decides to get the money for the medicine his father so desperately needs at all costs. This is a story about the solitude of the new immigrants and their endless struggle to survive, to be accepted and to be a part of Israeli society.
No One But Us
