Waiting for the Sea (2020)
Music can emerge in the most unexpected places, like the arid shores of the dried-up Aral Sea in Uzbekistan. Can an electronic music festival held in this remote and unforgiving place inspire a creative renaissance - and shine an international spotlight on a little-known environmental disaster?
Press:
https://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/12194/george-itzhak-filmmaker-waiting-for-the-sea-calvert-journal-online-film-festival
https://novastan.org/fr/ouzbekistan/waiting-for-the-sea-un-documentaire-entre-musique-electronique-et-folklorique-en-ouzbekistan/
https://oxussociety.org/waiting-for-the-sea-an-interview-with-director-george-itzhak/
BEST DOCUMENTARY - Moscow Shorts International Film Festival
BEST DOCUMENTARY & BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Long Story Shorts International Film Festival
HONORABLE MENTION - Prague International Indie Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Lebanese Independent Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - Ojai Film Festival
OFFICIAL SELECTION - In The Palace International Short Film Festival
Exhibitions:
Amsterdam Eye Filmmuseum
Übersee-Museum Bremen
