Pre-Premiere Club - Special Screening - 26-27

Pre-Premiere | Special Screening

Learning to Breathe Under Water

Thursday, 22 October, 19:00

Through the Skin: From Father to Son, from Son to Father

A preliminary lecture by artist Reuven Cooperman, followed by a screening of the film.

This lecture examines an act of representation spanning 15 years, portraying a father and son through the prism of a medium-based process. At the center of the event will be portraits of Reuven Cooperman’s father and son, reflecting not only the physical changes in the figures, but also the personal, emotional, spiritual, and medium-related transformation the artist underwent as a person, son, father, and painter.

Reuven Cooperman is an artist and lecturer in art and photography at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and at the School of Design at the University of Haifa.

Directed by: Rebecca Fortun

Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands | 2026 | 96 minutes | English | Hebrew and English subtitles

Leo lives with his father and a work of art in the form of a giant shark that crashed through the roof of their home. Yes, you read that correctly. The shark, made by his father, is the one Leo confides in about everything he has been unable to say to him since his mother disappeared. When a new nanny named Anya bursts into their lives, their world changes and becomes happier. The two find a new way to be together, and Leo discovers that the metal shark does not have to be his only friend.

A magical, funny, and captivating film that melted the hearts of audiences and critics at the Karlovy Vary Festival. A moving comedy-drama about family, friendship, and longing—and about the need to learn to breathe under water.