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Transit
Transit
	Transit (2013)
Directed by	Hannah Espia
Screenplay by	Giancarlo Abrahan; Hannah Espia;
Produced by	Paul Soriano
Starring	Irma Adlawan; Marc Alvarez; Mercedes Cabral; Jasmine Curtis; Ping Medina;
Cinematography	Ber Cruz; Lyle Sacris;
Edited by	Hannah Espia; Benjamin Gonzales Tolentino;
Music by	Mon Espia
Production; companies	Cinemalaya; Ten17P;
Release dates	July 27, 2013 (Cinemalaya); September 11, 2013 (Philippines);
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Philippines
Languages	Filipino; Tagalog; English; Hebrew;

Transit is a 2013 Filipino independent drama film written and directed by Hannah Espia. The film follows a story about a single father who is forced to hide his children from immigration police in Israel after the Israeli government decides to deport children of immigrant workers.^[1] It is Espia's full-length debut film. It was mostly shot in Israel. The film competed under the New Breed section of Cinemalaya 2013. The film won Best Film, directing, acting and other technical awards.

Espia said that the inspiration to do the film came after talking to an OFW who was bringing home his child from Israel. In 2009, the Israeli government enacted a law that deports the children of migrant workers unless they fulfill a certain criterion. Both Israeli and migrant workers rallied against the law that separates parents from their children. ^{[citation needed]}

The film competed in the 18th Busan International Film Festival in the "New Currents" section.^[2] The film was selected as the Philippine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,^[3] but it was not nominated.

Cast

Ping Medina as Moises
Irma Adlawan as Janet
Jasmine Curtis-Smith as Yael
Marc Justine Alvarez as Joshua
Mercedes Cabral as Tina
Perla (Pnina) Bronstein as Rotem
Omer Juran as Omri
Toni Gonzaga as Joshua's Mother
Menahem Godick as Israeli policeman

Awards

2013 Cinemalaya Film Festival (New Breed)
- Best Film
- Audience Award
- Best Director – Hannah Espia
- Best Actress – Irma Adlawan
- Best Supporting Actress – Jasmine Curtis-Smith
- Special Jury Citation for Best Acting Ensemble – (Irma Adlawan, Marc Alvarez, Mercedes Cabral, Jasmine Curtis, Ping Medina)
- Best Cinematography – Ber Cruz and Lyle Nemenzo Sacris
- Best Editing – Benjamin Tolentino and Hannah Espia
- Best Score – Mon Espia
2014 Gawad Urian Awards
- Best Director – Hannah Espia