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A Waste of Space
Osher, Michelle, and Eitan were taken out of their homes as children and transferred to foster families. Their biological families are dysfunctional and absent. The foster families are supportive and stable, but this guardianship ends at age 18.
The film follows the three over the last year of foster care and the first year of independence.
The threat of the loss of familial support affects all aspects of their lives. Past trauma and dislocation erupt from time to time affecting the relationship of the three friends.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Beyond the Screen Competition, Israel, 2020
Director: Noam Demsky, Ido Bahat
Producer: Noam Demsky, Ido Bahat
Cinematographer: Uri Ackerman, boaz Yehonatan Yacov
Editor: Dave Oren, Ido Bahat
Original Soundtrack: Lauren De-paz, Yiftach Shahaf
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, HOT8, Makor Foundation for Israeli Films, Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts
Script: Noam Demsky, Ido Bahat
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: ילדים על תנאי
Category: Children and Youth / Family / Identity
Tag Words: abandonment dysfunctional Family foster care foster family guardian trauma
Osher, Michelle, and Eitan were taken out of their homes as children and transferred to foster families. Their biological families are dysfunctional and absent. The foster families are supportive and stable, but this guardianship ends at age 18.
The film follows the three over the last year of foster care and the first year of independence.
The threat of the loss of familial support affects all aspects of their lives. Past trauma and dislocation erupt from time to time affecting the relationship of the three friends.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv International Film Festival, Beyond the Screen Competition, Israel, 2020
Director: Noam Demsky, Ido Bahat
Producer: Noam Demsky, Ido Bahat
Cinematographer: Uri Ackerman, boaz Yehonatan Yacov
Editor: Dave Oren, Ido Bahat
Original Soundtrack: Lauren De-paz, Yiftach Shahaf
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, HOT8, Makor Foundation for Israeli Films, Mifal HaPais Council for the Culture and Arts
Script: Noam Demsky, Ido Bahat
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: ילדים על תנאי
Category: Children and Youth / Family / Identity
Tag Words: abandonment dysfunctional Family foster care foster family guardian trauma
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