Private Project

The Messiah's Donkey

Shimon, 45, a small town Jewish orthodox man, dreams that he must help bring the Messiah. When he finds a legendary white donkey, he sees this as a sign from G-d that he must bring the donkey to the Messiah in Jerusalem.

  • Ofir Dery
    Director
  • Ofir Dery
    Writer
  • Itai Tamir
    Producer
  • Moshe Folkenflick
    Key Cast
    "Shimon"
    Redemption
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    "Hamoro Shel Mashiach"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 25 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 15, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    66,208 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Israel
  • Country of Filming:
    Israel
  • Language:
    Hebrew
  • Shooting Format:
    Red
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Haifa Film Festival
    Haifa
    Israel
    October 15, 2019
    Israel Premiere
Director Biography - Ofir Dery

Born in Israel, Ofir Drey finished his studies in the highly acclaimed Sam Spiegel Film School – Jerusalem in 2005 majoring as a director.
After his studies, Ofir went on to direct an indie feature documentary named “Happy Sperm” which was picked up and broadcasted by Yes-Doco. In recent years Ofir has worked as a director and writer for TV, mainly doing children TV series and music videos. Currently, Ofir is in development of a Fiction feature film, “The Oud teacher”.

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