Pressure Point

The scorching heat of the desert is the backdrop for three Israelis trying to overcome their differences in a crisis that depends on their cooperation. As a metaphor for Israel's internal conflicts, this short film depicts the complexity of the Middle East through a simple but emotional circumstance.

"'Pressure Point' was conceived in a very special time in Israel - when Prime Minister Sharon's plan to withdrawal out of Gaza was taking place. As an Israeli citizen living abroad I had an urge to make a movie about this conflict. The Gaza Pullout was the first time that the government attempted to evacuate settlers from the Gaza Strip. The political tension in Israel had grown, as two political sides had emerged - the orange side, those who protested against the pullout, and the blue side, those who were for the withdrawal plan.

Moreover, the harsh fact was that these two groups may share the same language, but they didn't listen to each other. They lived in different worlds. The lack of communication was the root of the problem. I saw how these two opposite sides bring Israel to its doom by not communicating with each other. By putting an "orange" settler and a "blue" secular dad in the middle of the desert, I could create a metaphor to current events.