Rita Borodiyanski

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Rita Borodiyanski

Born November 1, 1990 · Moscow, USSR [now Russia] (age 35)

Director, screenwriter and casting director. Two-time nominee of the Ophir Awards. Her short film, “TIME OUT”, won the L.A Holly Shorts Best Thriller Award and was nominated for an Ophir Award. Today, Rita is about to start filming her debut full feature film “YOUNG MOTHER” – which won grants and awards and was developed at the Nantes Film Workshop (France). “CHECKPOINTS”, full length film, has wo…

Known For

My One and OnlyMy One and Only · 2025
My One and Only
2025
MovieDrama
Weeks after giving birth to her first child, a young Baalat Teshuva—a newly religious woman—arrives at the home of her Rebbetzin, claiming that her husband has been replaced. He looks and sounds exactly the same—but something inside of her knows he is not the man she married. My One and Only is a multi-character mystery drama that explores how people change in relationships, the difference between falling in love and staying in love, and what we do when the person closest to us becomes a stranger.
Under the Shadow of the SunUnder the Shadow of the Sun · 2023
Under the Shadow of the Sun
2023
MovieDrama
Matko, a 42-year-old Ethiopian man, is released from prison 15 years after murdering his wife. He sets out in search for his only son who was two at the time of the murder. After finding out that his son supports himself through sex work he contemplates ways to help him.
Time OutTime Out
Time Out
MovieDrama
Portrait of a girl from a poor family, who takes care of her parents while serving in the army at the crossings of Tul-Karm. When something bad happens at home and she has to go back, she grabs Saila, a girl from Tul-Karm just to go home.
Cuz You're UglyCuz You're Ugly · 2026
Cuz You're Ugly
6.02026
MovieDrama
Avigail, an overweight and insecure 18-year-old midshipwoman, returns home to the stuffy apartment in Jerusalem which she shares with her dysfunctional mother and with her young sister. Avigail hopes to untie the chains of her childhood, But something else happens when she returns home: Her young sister got knocked up. Now, instead of getting rid of her virginity- she has to get rid of a baby.

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