Sinner
A young Jewish ultra-orthodox boy is abused by his rabbi, and has no option but to suffer in silence.
- Israel
- 2009, 28 min
- Director: Meni Philip
- Director of photography: Addie Reiss
- Editor: Meni Philip
- Screenplay: Meni Philip
- Cast: Lior Shabtai, Yuval Berger, Ami Weinberg, Omri Aisha
- Producer: Meni Philip
Meni Philip
Meni Philip was born in Israel to a Jewish ultra-orthodox family. In 1995, he became a Hassidic musician, building a successful career and winning several awards. In 2001, he left the ultra-orthodox community to join secular society and was forced to give up his musical career. He started studying film in 2004. His autobiographical 60' documentary, Let There Be Light (2007), was acclaimed by the critics. His graduation project, short film Sinner (2009), premiered at the Venice International Film Festival. He is now working on the script of his first feature film with the support of two prestigious Israeli film foundations.