Abel

Abel

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 OakleyHamed 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

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