Still from Lullaby for Mother, short film, directed by Artyom Dubitski

Narrative & Music Video

Lullaby for Mother

Short film, 5 min · 2026

Director & Editor

Finalist – Austin Micro Film Festival, Fall 2026
Official Selection: Atlanta Micro Short Film Festival 2026 · Pharos BI Short Film Festival 2026

In a quiet nursing-home room, Danny tries to reach his ailing mother Gabrielle, but as he photographs her and pleads to be recognized as her son, the visit spirals into confusion, refusal, and aching love, closing on a whispered prayer-poem about stillness and learning.

Poster for the short film Lullaby for Mother, directed by Artyom Dubitski
Director & Editor
Artyom Dubitski
Cast
Shifra Milsten, Daniel Selitser
Director of Photography
Yan Yasinsky
Sound recording
Uri Zelinsky
Wardrobe & Art
Stav Dubitski
Camera assistant
Inbal Morag
Produced at
Tel Aviv University

Stills

Still from Lullaby for Mother, short film, directed by Artyom Dubitski (frame 1)
Still from Lullaby for Mother, short film, directed by Artyom Dubitski (frame 2)
Still from Lullaby for Mother, short film, directed by Artyom Dubitski (frame 3)
Still from Lullaby for Mother, short film, directed by Artyom Dubitski (frame 4)
Still from Lullaby for Mother, short film, directed by Artyom Dubitski (frame 5)
Still from Lullaby for Mother, short film, directed by Artyom Dubitski (frame 6)
Still from Lullaby for Mother, short film, directed by Artyom Dubitski (frame 7)