Tal Kantor

Directing

Tal Kantor

Born

1988-01-01 (38)

Place of birth

Jerusalem, Israel

Known for

Directing

Credits

12 titles

Tal Kantor [b. 1988] is an award-winning independent animation filmmaker & visual artist. Graduated with honors from the 'Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem', ‘where she currently lectures at the Screen-Based Arts Department. In her animated works, Tal uses a unique technique she has developed, which combines drawing, photography, video, painting, and animation. Her short animated film "In Other Words" won 17 awards and was officially selected in more than 100 festivals worldwide. She worked as the Animation Art Director of the documentary feature film "ADVOCATE" (Emmy Award winner 2021, Oscar shortlist 2020). Tal is also an Animation workshop Mentor, Lector, and a Curator of Ani…

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Letter to a Pig poster
5.7

A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.

Letter to a Pig

2024

Letter to a Pig poster
5.7

A Holocaust survivor reads a letter he wrote to the pig who saved his life. A young schoolgirl hears his testimony in class and sinks into a twisted dream where she confronts questions of identity, collective trauma, and the extremes of human nature.

Letter to a Pig

2024

Rust poster
NR

Short film in competition for AROMA film competition.

Rust

2014

Migraot poster
6.0

A man sees the damage done to a creature passing by and feels the damage in himself.

Migraot

2013

Pass By poster
6.0

Experimental animation technique, using graphite, plaster and ink.

Pass By

2013

Yellow Light poster
NR

A children's game of "Traffic Light" changes the plans for the day of a girl hurrying along with her dog about her business.

Yellow Light

2023

Recollection poster
6.0

Experimental mix media animation made with water, ink and personal sequences of video and stills.

Recollection

2014

In Other Words poster
6.0

A brief meeting after many years undermines a father's world and renders his words meaningless.

In Other Words

2016

There Was Nothing To Say poster
NR

Mixed media animation - using stop motion of ink on glass and classic animation.

There Was Nothing To Say

2013

There Was Nothing To Say poster
NR

Mixed media animation - using stop motion of ink on glass and classic animation.

There Was Nothing To Say

2013

Under the Small Sun poster
6.0

From the corner of his bedroom, a lonely man follows a friendly cockroach into a surreal desert, stretching infinitely.

Under the Small Sun

2015