Abel
USA, UK, Mexico / Fiction / 15' / Color / 2024
Shaken by a recent breakup, 17-year-old Abel retreats to the mountains to hunt deer. Finding grace in the solitude of nature, but no solace to his pain, he returns home to unexpectedly find comfort in the arms of his aging father, as the two reconnect over their shared sense of loss.
Director: Dekel Berenson, Paul Wesley
Writer: Dekel Berenson
Producer: Lucan Toh, Lauro Rocha, Dekel Berenson, Paul Wesley, Andrew Carlberg, Babak Anvari, Shawn Christensen, Zane Kalnina
Cinematographer: Anna Franquesa Solano, Saulius Lukosevicius (L.A.C.)
Editing: Krishna Sanchez, Adam Lemnah, Mario Andrew Fierro
Sound: Ryan Vaughan, Sean Oakley, Hamed Hokamzadeh
Cast: Joshua Rivera, Daniel Mora
Biography
Dekel Berenson is an award-winning writer and director, known for his short films "Ashmina" and "Anna," which have garnered international acclaim.
Paul Wesley is an actor and director born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, to Polish immigrants Tomasz and Agnieszka Wasilewski.
Filmography
The Girls Were Doing Nothing (2017)
Ashmina (2018)
Anna (2019)
Festivals Attended
Krakow Film Festival 2024, Poland - World Premiere
OKO - International Ethnographic Film Festival 2024, Ukraine
Filmoramax 2024, France
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2024
Show Me Shorts Film Festival 2024, New Zealand
Film Front International Short Film Festival 2024, Serbia
Ojai Film Festival 2024, USA
Braunschweig International Film Festival 2024, Germany
Chilliwack Independent Film Festival 2024, USA
BOGOSHORTS - Bogotá Short Film Festival 2024, Colombia
SANFICI, Santander Festival Internacional De Cine Independiente 2025, Colombia
Landshut Short Film Festival 2025, Germany