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Kotti Express (2025)
"Kotti Express" invites you into the mysterious heart of Kreuzberg, Berlin, where JJ, a new worker at a local kebab joint, stumbles into an extraordinary tale.
When an enigmatic policewoman, Petra, hands her an envelope with an unusual request, JJ's world takes a unexpected turn.
​As JJ delves deeper, she uncovers Petra's touching story of grief and obsession, woven with daily rituals centered around Ayran (Turkish yogurt drink). But as secrets unfold, JJ finds herself caught in a swift of events, leading to a dramatic moment that will change everything.
Through a blend of intrigue, heart, and the pulsating beats of Berlin's techno scene, "Kotti Express" takes you on a journey of unexpected events and the transformative power of human connection.
Invisible Countdown (2024)
Are Jews in Germany free to oppose the horrible Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, or are they pressured to support Israel even if they disagree?
Invisible Countdown is a short film about invisible topics and a personal story of Amir as he struggles to deal with the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza while living in Germany.
Is it possible to be a peace-loving Jew in Germany during the times of war? Or, do all Jews in Germany must support Israel?
Counting down from 24-fps to 0-fps, the film presents a unique audio-visual concept of infrared cinematography and noise-canceling headphones.
Interfilm 2024 -
World Premiere in competition
Bi The Way (2022)
Bi The Way is a short, funny, and intimate animated film about Amir’s life-journey as a bisexual cis man.
The film lays out Amir’s story from early childhood until today, his struggle to fit in a binary culture,
and why he feels invisible in the LGBTQIA community.
The film also dives deeper into historical-social discussion with Dr. Maya Lavie-Ajayi and PhD candidate Zeinab Nobowati.
Frameline 2022 -
World Premiere in competition
OutReel Cincinnati 2022 -
Best Comedy (winner)
CinHomo 2023 -
Best Short Film (Young Jury)
Stamped Film Festival 2023 -
Best Short (Honorary Mention)
Seoul Indie-AniFest 2022 -
In Competition
TLVFest 2022 -
In Competition
Slovak Queer Film Festival 2022 -
Official Selection
Out On Film, Atlanta 2022 -
Official Selection
Indianapolis LGBT 2022 -
In Competition
The Short Nights of Berlin 2022 -
Official Selection
Beijing Queer Film Festival 2022 -
Official Selection
Courts Mais Trash 2023 -
Official Selection
Hilltop 2023 -
In Competition
L'Hybride 2023 -
Official Selection
Queer Mais Trash 2023 -
In Competition
Provincetown IFF 2023 -
In Competition
Post Pxrn Film Festival Warsaw 2023 -
Official Selection
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2023 -
In Competition
Tehran International Animation Festival 2023 -
In Competition
PERLEN - Queer Film Festival Hannover 2023 -
Official Selection
Tampa Bay LGBTQ+ IFF 2023 -
In Competition
Gay Film Festival in Freiburg 2024 -
Official Selection
EXCÉNTRICO - CHILE 2024 -
Official Selection
QueerX 2022 -
Best Comedy (winner)
CinHomo 2023 -
Best Short Film (Official Jury)
KASHISH Mumbai 2023 -
Best Documentary short
(Special Jury Mention)
OutFest 2022 -
In Competition
Interfilm 2022 -
Official Selection
BIFF 2022 -
Official Selection
QUEER Weiterstadt 2022 -
Official Selection
QFilms 2022 -
In Competition
Madrid LGBTI+ 2022 -
Official Selection
PornFilmFestival Berlin 2022 -
Official Selection
ImageOut Rochester 2022 -
Official Selection
Filmhuis Cavia in Amsterdam 2023 -
Official Selection
Brussels Short Film Festival 2023 -
Official Selection
Athens ANIMFEST 2023 -
Official Selection
Out & Loud PIQFF 2023 -
In Competition
OutFest Peru 2023 -
Official Selection
Reeling - Chicago LGBTQ+ IFF 2023 -
In Competition
San Antonio QFest 2023 -
In Competition
Post Pxrn Film Festival Warsaw 2023 -
Official Selection
Excentrico PFF - Chile 2023 -
Official Selection
OFFline Film Festival - Ireland 2023 -
Official Selection
Los Angeles Animation Festival 2023 -
Official Selection
Cineville Annual Film Festival 2024 -
Official Selection
Shortcutz Berlin 2024 -
Official Selection
Jewish Fetish (2021)
​"Jewish Fetish" is a short funny animation about the border between racism and fetishism of middle eastern Jewish people in Germany.
The film was made during AnimaDoc Workshop in Cinema Transtopia (bi'bak) Berlin 2021.
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Animated by:
Amir O. Steklov & Inhar Sabagh
Guided by:
Akile Nazli Kaya
Tomáš Doruška
Gutterbliss Temporary Testival 2021-
Official Selection
Hacker Porn Film Festival 2021 -
Official Selection
The Short Nights of Berlin 2022 -
Official Selection
Berlin Flash Film Festival 2021 -
Official Selection
Balkan Can Kino 2022 -
Official Selection
Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin Brandenburg 2024 -
Official Selection
The New Jews
(in development)
"The New Jews" is a full length documentary film about post-Zionist jewishness, antisemitism and fetishism.
The film portrays characters from Israeli-Jewish origin who moved to Berlin. Their struggle to be heard and accepted by society, and the Barriers to make contact with the local German population.
Don't be a DICK! (2020)
"Don't be a DICK!" is a short animation that investigates the representation of male body image across history and modern porn culture with humour and shocking facts.
The movie tries to answer these questions:
~ why men are so obsessed about the size of their penis?
~ how the porn industry uses this obsession to make money?
~ how different dick sizes represented through key moments in western history?
~ what's the origin of racist discourse surrounding dick size in our modern porn culture?
SPLICE Film Fest 2021 -
Best Animation (winner)
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2021 -
Official Selection
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection
Formosa Festival of International Filmmaker Awards 2021 - Official Selection
Porn Film Festival Vienna 2021 - Official Selection
DIAMETRALE Filmfestival 2021 - Official Selection
QUEER Filmfest Weiterstadt 2021 - Official Selection
MIX Brazil 2021 -
Official Selection
TLVFest 2020 -
Official Selection
The Short Nights of Berlin 2021 - Official Selection
KASHISH Mumbai 2021 -
Official Selection
Ljubljana LGBT Film Festival 2020 - Official Selection
Pornfilmfestival Berlin 2020 -
Official Selection
San Francisco PornFilmFestival 2021 -
Official Selection
Hacker Porn Film Festival 2021 - Official Selection
Gay Film Festival in Freiburg 2024 -
Official Selection
Jüdisches Filmfestival Berlin Brandenburg 2024 -
Official Selection
Charging Up (2020)
"Charging Up" is a short vertical movie written and directed by Amir Ovadia Steklov.
The movie tells the story of coming out of depression during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The movie talks about creativity in those difficult times and the importance of friendship and human interaction at times of social distancing.
VERTIFILMS PRAGUE 2020 -
Semi-Finalist
The Short Nights of Berlin 2021 - Official Selection
VMF 2020 -
Official Selection
Linea d'Ombra Festival 2020 - VedoVerticale competition
VerticalMovie 2020 -
Official Selection
Formosa Festival of International Filmmaker Awards 2021 - Official Selection
Between Two Walls (2019)
"Between Two Walls" Is a short documentary that explores the complexities of being a political Jewish immigrant in Berlin Germany nowadays.
Through interviews, phone calls, and chatting on dating websites, the movie portraits unique characters with a strong political agendas and harsh point of view upon their personal life and community.
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- Are the German people ready to accept the Jewish people again in Berlin?
Berlin independent film festival 2020 - Best Animated Short Film (Winner)
TLVFest 2020 -
Official Selection
Pornfilmfestival Berlin 2019 -
Official Selection
BLOW-UP · Chicago 2020 -
Official Selection
Official Trailer.
for online screener of the full movie please send an email request HERE
The Short Nights of Berlin 2020 - Official Selection
Liberation DocFest Bangladesh 2020 - Official Selection
First-Time Filmmaker Sessions 2020 - Official Selection
Liftoff Global Network Sessions 2019 - Official Selection
Astronaut Kid
(in post production)
"Astronaut Kid" is a short film about a young boy in a small village in Israel (Kibbutz) and his
struggle to be a part of the the violent children society there. He escapes to his dream world every time he is being victimized. what will happen when he will find himself as the offender?
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The film is half classic animation half live action footage.
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- The film is currently in post production.
Hmudi (2015)
"Hamudi" is a music video and a short film about a young boy in Jerusalem who tries to sell lighters in the famous "Mahane Yehuda Market". He does that to fuel his father's gambling addiction but fails over and over again.
At the end he will revenge his father and teach him an important lesson.
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The music video was made for the song "Hamudi" by the band "Simulakra".
Cheap Thrills! 2016 -
Official Selection
In The Next Lifetime (2014)
"In The Next Lifetime" is a music video for the singer Refael Azran.
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Staring: Lucy Dubinchik & Refael Azran.
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The music video is a dream scene about a broken heart of a man who plays a piano. The piano is falling apart and flies to the heavens in pieces, as a metaphor for the broken heart.
TESLA (2013)
"TESLA" is a video artwork for 3 screens.
It is a love story for electricity, magnetism and electrodynamics.
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The video work was made in my studio in Jerusalem in 2013 with the guidance of the artist Nira Pereg.
Empty House Gallery (Jerusalem) -
‘Hakaron’ exhibition 2013
Kilo Coke (2013)
"Kilo Coke" is a music video for the singer Rafael Azran.
The music video tells the story of a young "outsider" woman in a Tel-Aviv nightclub.
Her ex boyfriend is hanging on her necklace and sings the song.
I did this music video at the time I studied films in "Sam Spiegel - Film School"