TEARS TEARS ONLY TEARS

INFO

Director

Yuval Shapira

Genre

Drama

Duration

10’

Year

2025

Nationality

USA

SYNOPSYS

In ‘Tears Tears Only Tears,’ a take on a coming-of-age story, a grief-stricken young woman and her ex-lover embark on a soul-searching road trip to euthanize her beloved dog. As the tangibility of memories, death, loss, and loneliness intertwine, they confront deep-seated emotions and irreversible choices, leading to a bittersweet realization that sets them both free.

 

STILLS

CREDITS

Director

Yuval Shapira

Genre

Drama

Duration

10′

Nationality

USA, Italy

Cast

Bat El Dotan

Lena Fraifeld

Dover Kosashvili

Screenplay

Yuval Shapira

Produced by

WeShort

Producers

Ilya Marcus

Yuval Shapira

Cinematography

Dimitri Fjodorovs

Production Design

Avigail Gutfeld

Sound Design

Rotem Dror

Sound Recording

Ohad Meshorer

Assistant Camera

Naama Bernstein

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

2025
Honorable Mention Narrative Short
11. Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
2025
Official Selection
27. Mecal Pro the Barcelona International Short and Animation Film Festival
2025 - OSCAR ® QUALIFYING
Official Selection
45. San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
2025
Official Selection
19. Tacoma Film Festival
2025
Official Selection
18. Festival CinemaZERO

YUVAL SHAPIRA

Me at Krakow 2

BIOGRAPHY

Yuval graduated from the prestigious film programs: Berlinale Talent Sarajevo, Zurich Film Festival Academy, and European Short Pitch. He’s a member of the Brooklyn Film Collective, and holds graduate degrees in filmmaking and visual anthropology.

LATEST FILMS

TEARS TEARS ONLY TEARS

2025

 

THE SPEED OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US

2024

 

GILA WHO WALKS ALONE

2022

 

BABIES

2017

 

BESIDE THE POINT, UNDER IT

2015