Roads
Thirteen-year-old Ismayil searches for a new life for himself and his younger brother outside the Arab drug slums of the city of Lod. 2008 Student Oscar nominee.
- Israel
- 2008, 22 min
- Director: Lior Geller
- Director of photography: Nadav Hekselman
- Editor: Amit Ginton
- Screenplay: Lior Geller
- Music: Erez Koskas
- Cast: Waseem Nur Habshi, Daniel Chernish, Mahmud Mura, Osama Rabaya
- Producer: Lior Geller
Lior Geller
Lior Geller grew up in New Jersey and studied film at the University of Tel Aviv, completing his studies in 2006. His graduate short film, Roads (2008), has won 24 international awards, becoming the most highly decorated student film of all time and earned him an Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Student Film in 2008. His feature length documentary, The Heart of Jenin (2009), has won several awards and was nominated for the German Academy Award and Emmy. He is currently developing two feature films, after directing various television projects including a six-episode series.