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OCT 12-15
2023

July 9 to July 18, 2021
Dramatic, Gay, International, Middle Eastern, Romance

Sublet

An older and high-strung New York Times writer travels to Israel to do a story about the city of Tel Aviv. Though disillusioned with his assignment, he is soon reinvigorated by the energy of the young man he is subletting from. The two quickly develop a relationship, bonding over their intergenerational differences and a shared need to learn from one another. This film stands as a beautiful portrait of those brief unexpected encounters that can change our lives forever. 

At once a love letter to Tel Aviv and a tender romance, the film balances on the edge of sad and sweet – saturated with nostalgia, but somehow also ripe in the present moment – capturing the joy, spontaneity, and lust of a fleeting romance. 

– Derrek Wall, Damn These Heels programming committee member

Directed by: Eytan Fox
Film type: Dramatic
Runtime: 91 minutes
Year: 2020
Country: Israel, USA
Rating: Not Rated
Language: English
Cast: John Benjamin Hickey, Niv Nissim
Film format: Streaming
Viewing restrictions: Utah

Official Selection:

2020 Tribecca Film Festival, 2021 BFI Flare

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