Winner of Best Narrative Feature at the Israeli National Film Awards, A Burning Man follows a father (Shai Avivi) who brings his soldier son to a remote military base. After their farewell, the father is suddenly overwhelmed with fear for his son and decides to stay near the base, as if his presence could somehow protect him. While waiting beneath an acacia tree just outside the base, his life comes to a halt. There, he is forced to confront long-delayed decisions and encounters unexpected visitors who offer him moments of comfort and understanding. The film captures the universal ache of waiting, worrying, and loving a child you cannot shield from the world.