How to Be Alone () is a 2016 short Israeli student film, produced and directed by Erez Eisenstein. The script is an adaptation of a short story of the same name by Orna Coussin, first published in 2006.Orna Coussin official website

The world premiere of the film took place in Palace of Culture and Science, on 16 April 2016, as part of Poland's LGBT Film Festival.

Plot A brokenhearted lesbian woman (Nili Tserruya) grapples with her lonely existence as a singleton. She decides to walk on a different path than the majority. Tired by the constant struggle to fit in a perfectly happy society, she chooses to explore herself and teach herself how to embrace solitude and transgress the mundane world.

Cast Main cast Nili Tserruya Ofri Fuchs Lia Friedman Or Ilan-Cohen Rami Baruch as the author

Extended cast Shlomi BiBi Addi Gefen Batzion Rogozinsky Mya Kaplan Mor Granit Maayan Shay

Festivals Festivals # Event name Date(s) Location(s) Ref.1 7th LGBT Film Festival 2016 16 April 2016 Warsaw, Łódź, Gdańsk, Poznań and KatowiceLGBT Film Festival (Poland)2 QFest 27 April 2016 St. Louis3 31st Torino Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 8 May 2016 Turin 4 OutlantaCon May 2016 Atlanta OutlantaCon Film Festival 5 8th KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival 27 May 2016 Mumbai 6 TLVFest #11 the 11th Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival 30 May 2016 Tel AvivISRAELI COLLECTION B | TLVFest7 Sun & Sand - The Mississippi Film & Music Festival June 2016 BiloxiSun & Sand8 5th Bangalore Shorts Film Festival 2016 12 June 2016 BangaloreOfficial Selection List-2: 5th BSFF-16 - Bangalore Shorts Film FestivalFestival Schedule: 5th BSFF-16 - Bangalore Shorts Film Festival9 13th OutfestPeru 2016 27 June 2016 Lima 10 Montefeltro Film School Festival 19 July 2016 PennabilliMontefeltro Film School Festival 11 Macon Film Festival 23 July 2016 MaconMacon Film Festival2016 MFF program12 5th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival 2016 24 July 2016 KolkataOfficial Selection List-1: 5th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-16Festival Schedule: 5th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-1613 The 6th Annual Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 27 August 2016 Durban 14 The Atlanta LGBT Film & Music Festival August 2016 AtlantaThe Atlanta LGBT Film & Music Festival 15 Verona International Film Festival September 2016 VeniceThe Verona International Film Festival 16 Great Lakes International Film Festival September 2016 Erie2016 Film Selections | Great Lakes International Film Festival 17 18th Thessaloniki International LGBTIQ Film Festival 24 September 2016 Thessaloniki18th LGBTQ Film Festival | Thessaloniki International LGBTQ Film Festival 18 29th Girona Film Festival 29 September 2016 Girona 19 10th Iris Prize 15 October 2016 CardiffHow To Be Alone - Iris Prize20 The Barcelona International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival 22 October 2016 BarcelonaEICH LIHIYOT LEVAD (HOW TO BE ALONE) - FICGLB 2016 21 Perlen - Queer Film Festival Hannover 22 October 2016 HanoverDownload the Perlen Program 2016 22 Festival de Cine Lesbico, Gay Bi Trans 29 October 2016 SantiagoProgramación | Cine Movilh 2016 / Festival de cine Gay, Lésbico, Bisexual y Transexual / @Movilh 23 LesGaiCineMad 4 November 2016 MadridPROGRAMA DE MANO LESGAICINEMAD 2016 24 St. Louis International Film Festival 6 November 2016 St. LouisNarrative Shorts: Drama 1 | STLFilmFest Nov. 3-13The program book PDF | Cinema St. Louis 25 Gay Film Nights 14 November 2016 Cluj-NapocaHow To Be Alone - GAY FILM NIGHTS International Film Festival 26 TRANSITION International Queer Minorities Film Festival 15 November 2016 ViennaTRANSITION Shorts 27 UK Jewish Film Festival 19 November 2016 LondonHow to Be Alone (Short) - UK Jewish FilmMountain - UK Jewish Film 28 Videodrunk 2 December 2016 Toronto2016 festival - videodrunk 29 IMAGE+NATION Montreal lesbian gay bi trans film festival 3 December 2016 Montreal 30 9th OMOVIES - Lesbian Gay Transgender and Questioning Film Festival 15 December 2016 Naples 31 New Renaissance Film Festival 5 March 2017 Amsterdam 32 Indian World Film Festival 2017 19 March 2017 HyderabadOfficial Selection List-1: Indian World Film Festival-17Festival Schedule: Indian World Film Festival-1733 LGBT Toronto Film Festival 27 June 2017 TorontoGet to know the short film: HOW TO BE ALONE, 22min, Israel, LGBT, Drama34 Berlin Student Film Festival 25 January 2017 BerlinHow To Be Alone - BSFF 2017 Official Selection35 Hyperfest - International Student Film Festival 28 October 2017 Bucharest 36 LGBTQ Film Screening & Party (boombaframe) 12 June 2019 Tel Avivבוםבפריים - LGBTQ Film Screening & Party

Awards Year Event Category Recipient(s) / Nominee(s) Result Ref.2016OutlantaCon Best Student Film How To Be Alone Best Director Erez Eisenstein Best Cinematography How To Be Alone Best Performance Nili Tserruya 2016 TLVFest Best Israeli Short Film How To Be AloneErez Eisenstein פרסי פסטיבל הקולנוע הגאה ה-11 – כל הזוכים2016 Bangalore Shorts Film Festival Best Cinematography How To Be AloneGleb Volkov (DOP)Erez Eisenstein (producer) Result: 5th BSFF-16 - Bangalore Shorts Film Festival2016 Macon Film Festival Best of 'LGBT' Category How To Be AloneErez Eisenstein (director) 2016 Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival Best Director (Student) Erez Eisenstein Result: 5th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival-162016 Girona Film Festival Best Jewish Film How To Be Alone ‘Destino', de la besaluenca Marta Juanola, guanya el Festival de Cine de Girona, El Punt Avui (2 October 2016).2017 Indian World Film Festival Best Film (Student) How To Be Alone 2017 LGBT Toronto Film Festival Best Performances How To Be Alone HIGHLIGHTS & VIDEOS: June 2017 LGBT FEEDBACK Film Festival

References

External links How To Be Alone - official website