Premiere
United States, 18 mins, Digital
In-person & Online
A director prepares to debut his film at a prestigious festival where his girlfriend’s ex, a more famous director, is also in the competition. As his jealousy and anxiety build, he must decide what’s truly important before he loses everything.
Director: Omer Ben-David
Writer: Omer Ben-David
Producer: Jake Huebner
Director of Photography: Omri Bazilai
Editor: Rani Avidan
Composer: Adam Weingrod
Cast: Aryeh Hasfari, Dafi Alpern, Oren Lavie
Contact: Jake Huebner, jrh2229@columbia.edu
Program A
Friday, May 10th at 5:00 PM
About the Writer/Director
Omer Ben-David is a filmmaker and music video director. He studied at the Edith Schori Screenwriting School and Tel-Aviv University’s Steve Tisch School of Film prior to Columbia. His film QUALITY TIME won 3 awards at the Tel-Aviv Film Festival and he directed an IKEA commercial which won the Cannes Lions Grand Prix. His first feature film is in development at the Sam Spiegel Screenwriting Lab.
About the Producer
Jake Huebner is the producer of PREMIERE as well as the 2023 CUFF films CONFETTI and WELLSPRING (CUFF Audience Award). Prior to Columbia, he was executive assistant to the Chairman of Film at Lionsgate and Assistant to the Producer of the feature films THE DISASTER ARTIST and LONG SHOT. His commercial clients include Spotify, Vans, and Pitchfork and he served as an adjunct film production instructor at Stony Brook University. His first feature film is releasing in 2024.