17 Beginnings of Talia
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17 Beginnings of Talia
Twenty-five years after the death of actress Talia Shapira, her son begins a journey to retrace her life. He combs through the vast belongings his mother left behind – diaries, stories, films, audio tapes – as he peels his memories layer by layer, finally arriving at the most significant moment in their relationship: Talia’s last days.
Seventeen chapters of observation constitute an abstract and emotional mosaic, an intense investigation into the essence and meaning of a dialogue between mother and son – a dialogue that transcends words and time.
The unique way in which the director has chosen to describe this process of deciphering his mother’s life poignantly conveys both the need as well as the inherent difficulities to connect incidental moments of our lives into meaningful stories.
Festivals and Awards:
DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2015
Director: Yoni Bentovim
Producer: Anath Kandell
Production Company: One Light Productions
Cinematographer: Ofer Inov, Yoni Bentovim
Editor: Emily Harris
Soundtrack Editor: Yossi Appelbaum
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television,Channel 8 - HOT,
Script: Yoni Bentovim
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: 17 התחלות על טליה
Twenty-five years after the death of actress Talia Shapira, her son begins a journey to retrace her life. He combs through the vast belongings his mother left behind – diaries, stories, films, audio tapes – as he peels his memories layer by layer, finally arriving at the most significant moment in their relationship: Talia’s last days.
Seventeen chapters of observation constitute an abstract and emotional mosaic, an intense investigation into the essence and meaning of a dialogue between mother and son – a dialogue that transcends words and time.
The unique way in which the director has chosen to describe this process of deciphering his mother’s life poignantly conveys both the need as well as the inherent difficulities to connect incidental moments of our lives into meaningful stories.
Festivals and Awards:
DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2015
Director: Yoni Bentovim
Producer: Anath Kandell
Production Company: One Light Productions
Cinematographer: Ofer Inov, Yoni Bentovim
Editor: Emily Harris
Soundtrack Editor: Yossi Appelbaum
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television,Channel 8 - HOT,
Script: Yoni Bentovim
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: 17 התחלות על טליה