She catfished her crush with a Syrian refugee's photo. What could go wrong?
A dark romantic comedy in the age of social media. Adele is an aggressive, self-conscious 17-year-old girl who spends most of her time "trolling" (i.e insulting) her classmates online. When she is hit on by another internet troll, Uri, they flirt until he urges her to send a picture in which she is actually visible. But instead of sending her own picture, Adele sends Uri a picture of a random pretty girl from Syria - sparking another unexpected relationship.
Acting
Neta Roth's screen presence sells Adele's performative confidence
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like teens typing, not adults guessing
Director
Nir Berger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2019, this short predicted the pandemic-era explosion of parasocial relationships and identity tourism online.
The director deliberately cast non-professionals to capture authentic Gen-Z speech patterns — the awkward silences are real, not scripted.
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