2026 NOMINEE – BEST PICTURE
- Feature Film Competition
Year: 2025
Length: 99 mins
Country: Israel
Language: English, Hebrew
Premiere: NYC Premiere
Directed by: Karni Haneman
Produced by: Sivan Vardina
Cinematographer: Naama Bunimovitz
Original Soundtrack: Hilly Boimel
Starring: Karni Haneman (Tom), Adam Avidan (Kobi), Gil Seri (Danny), Shalev Gelber (Kobi 2)
SEE THE FILM
Today is March 9, which means it is time for Tom’s annual suicide attempt. Tom had accepted two years ago that her life is not going to get any better. Since then, she is doing the best she can to end it. The only problem is that she keeps failing. This year she prepped it so the exhaust pipe will do the job for her, but as “bad” luck has it, the car fails to restart. Moments later, some good luck does come her way, as the chivalrous Kobi happens to pass by with his working car in perfect timing. The pair start driving together and embark on an extremely surreal road-trip, one that is aimed towards ending Tom’s life.
About the Director
Karni Haneman is a director and writer, graduate of The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. Her first feature film, F*CK YOU JESSICA BLAIR (2017) was screened in film festivals around the world, such as the prestigious Mar del Plata Film Festival, and won several awards in various other festivals. TOM’S 2ND SUICIDE (2025) is her second feature film, recently premiered at Bafici in Argentina and Hof in Germany.
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