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Wandering Eyes
The musical and soul-searching journey of Gabriel Belhassan, musician, former orthodox Jew and recently diagnosed with manic depression. After being released from a mental institution he began working on a solo album. But leaving his family and moving to Tel Aviv frightens him – the urban solitude, pressure, disturbed sleep and totality of the music bring on the disease again. His manic attacks have him standing on the brink of sanity, reaching out to God, just as he did when he was a child. Refusing to give up, he struggles to finish the album and receive the artistic acclaim he so desperately wishes for.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Documentary for a Promising Young Director - Israel Documentary Forum Awards, 2010; Best Film Award - Docaviv International Film Festival, 2010; Transit International Documentary Film Festival, Poland, 2011; FIPA-Biarritz, France 2011; Reelabilities Film Festival, New York, 2011
Director: Ofir Trainin
Producer: Shahar Ben-Hur
Production Company: Clemantina Films
Cinematographer: Roey Roth
Editor: Eyal Tsarfati
Original Soundtrack: Gavriel Belhassan
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television; Keshet Channel 2
Distributor: Ruth Diskin Films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: גם כשעיניי פקוחות
Relevant Links:
Review in ForwardCategory: Art and Culture / Health / People with Disabilities
Tag Words: manic depression mental illness Music musician orthodox Jew rock band solitude Tel Aviv
The musical and soul-searching journey of Gabriel Belhassan, musician, former orthodox Jew and recently diagnosed with manic depression. After being released from a mental institution he began working on a solo album. But leaving his family and moving to Tel Aviv frightens him – the urban solitude, pressure, disturbed sleep and totality of the music bring on the disease again. His manic attacks have him standing on the brink of sanity, reaching out to God, just as he did when he was a child. Refusing to give up, he struggles to finish the album and receive the artistic acclaim he so desperately wishes for.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Documentary for a Promising Young Director - Israel Documentary Forum Awards, 2010; Best Film Award - Docaviv International Film Festival, 2010; Transit International Documentary Film Festival, Poland, 2011; FIPA-Biarritz, France 2011; Reelabilities Film Festival, New York, 2011
Relevant Links:
Review in ForwardDirector: Ofir Trainin
Producer: Shahar Ben-Hur
Production Company: Clemantina Films
Cinematographer: Roey Roth
Editor: Eyal Tsarfati
Original Soundtrack: Gavriel Belhassan
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television; Keshet Channel 2
Distributor: Ruth Diskin Films
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: גם כשעיניי פקוחות
Category: Art and Culture / Health / People with Disabilities
Tag Words: manic depression mental illness Music musician orthodox Jew rock band solitude Tel Aviv