Sof HaDerech (Dead End)
Original Comedy Web Series
10 episodes X 4.5 mins.
Creator, Co-Writer, Director.
In a post-apocalyptic Jerusalem, two teenage siblings bicker their way through what's left of the city in search of their little brother whom they lost in the aftermath of a nuclear explosion. They find that despite everything literally going up in smoke, nothing had really changed.
Season 1 has reached over 2M views in Israel alone.
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Created for Kan, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, with support of the Jerusalem Film and Television Fund.
Production Company: Mind the Gap Animation (Yael Ozsinay).
​For public screenings and lectures, see more details here.
Nominations & Awards
Awards
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Rio Web Fest (Brazil, 2020) - Best Animated Series
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NZ Web Fest (New Zealand, 2020) - Best Animated Show
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T.O Web Fest (Canada, 2020) - Best Animated Content
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Melbourne Web Fest (Australia, 2020) - Best Animation, Best Sound Design
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Sicily Web Fest (Italy, 2020) - Best Animation
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Realist Web Fest (Russia, 2019) - Best Screenplay
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Asia Web Awards (Korea, 2019) - Best Creator in Animation & Webfilm
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Animix Festival (Israel, 2019) - Asif Competition - Best Commissioned Animation
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SHORT to the Point (Romania, Jan 2020) - Best Series (Web/TV)
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Short Film Factory (Romania, March 2020) - Best Short Film
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300 Seconds Short Film Festival (Canada, 2020) - Best Comedy, International
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die Seriale (Germany, 2021) - Best Animation
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Discover Film Awards (UK, 2021) - Best Foreign Language Animation
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Nominations
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Slamdance Film Festival (US, 2021) - Episodic
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Israeli TV Academy Awards (Israel, 2020) - Best Web Series
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Raindance Film Festival (UK, 2019) - Best Web Series
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Kaboom Animation Festival (Previously KLIK & HAFF Festivals) (Netherlands, 2019) – Best Short Film
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Seoul Web Fest, (Korea, 2019) - Best Animation
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Houston Comedy Film Festival (US, 2020) - Best Animated Comedy Film Award, Best International Micro Film
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Apulia Web Fest (Italy, 2020) - Nominated
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Pilot Light TV Festival (UK, 2020) - Best Web Series
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T.O Web Fest (Canada, 2020) - Best Web Series, Best Sci-Fi & Fantasy Series, Best Screenplay, Best Music
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Asia Web Awards (Korea, 2019) - Best Comedy, Best Animation, Best Screenplay in a Comedy
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Melbourne Web Fest (Australia, 2020) - Best Screenplay
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Japan Web Fest (2021) - Best Animation
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New Jersey Web Fest (US, 2021) - Outstanding Animation
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Genreblast (US, 2021) - Best Animated Short (TBD)
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FilmQuest (US, 2021) - Best Web Series (TBD)
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Official Selections
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Moscow Shorts (Russia, April 2020) - Official Selection
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FIFES Comedy Film Festival (Croatia, 2020) - Official Selection
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Copenhagen Web Fest (Denmark, 2020) - Official Selection
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TAAFI - Toronto Animation Arts Festival International (Canada, 2020) - Official Selection
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Olamot Con for Sci-Fi & Fantasy (Israel, 2020) - Official Selection
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Cardiff Animation Festival (UK, 2020) - Official Selection
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Grossman Fantastic Film Festival (Slovenia, 2020)
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rolling ideas (Romania, 2020) - Official Selection
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Thessaloniki Animation Festival (Greece, 2020) - Official Selection
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Budapest Jewish Film Festival (Hungary, 2020) - Official Selection
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Berlin Sci-Fi Filmfest (Germany, 2020) - Official Selection
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Zeitgeist Film Festival (US, 2021) - Official Selection
Episodes
Since "Dead End" airs on the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation, its episodes are all available in full on Youtube. You can find them here. However, the episodes are
geo-blocked to Israel.
Episodes 1, 4 & 10 are also available internationally, with embedded English subtitles, below.