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Debbie Was Here
Debbie Lasri celebrates her 51st birthday in a psychiatric ward. Riva, her partner, arrives at the ward with Michal, her video-therapy student, hired to make a personal video with Debbie. Michal is drawn into Debbie’s world, but her story is full of gaps. As curiosity and over-motivation become an obsession, Michal crosses the lines looking for answers. Following Debbie’s trail of crumbs, she locates all the sub-characters of the story. The pieces of information revealed through her camera suggest that there is more here than meets the eye.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa Film Festival, Israel, 2023.
Director: Dana Goldberg
Producer: Eviatar Moncaz. Additional Producers Dana Goldberg, Claudia Landsberger
Production Company: Monchaz Films
Cinematographer: May Abadi Grebler
Editor: Joelle Alexis, Dana Goldberg
Soundtrack Editor: Michael Goorevich
Original Soundtrack: Shalom Hanoch, Gal Lev
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Israel Film Fund
Cast: Ayelet Margalit, Carmit Mesilati, Hava Levy Rozalsky
Script: Dana Goldberg
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: דבי הייתה פה
Category: Health / Identity / LGBT / Women
Tag Words: Love mystery obsession Psychiatric Ward Video Therapy
Debbie Lasri celebrates her 51st birthday in a psychiatric ward. Riva, her partner, arrives at the ward with Michal, her video-therapy student, hired to make a personal video with Debbie. Michal is drawn into Debbie’s world, but her story is full of gaps. As curiosity and over-motivation become an obsession, Michal crosses the lines looking for answers. Following Debbie’s trail of crumbs, she locates all the sub-characters of the story. The pieces of information revealed through her camera suggest that there is more here than meets the eye.
Festivals and Awards:
Haifa Film Festival, Israel, 2023.
Director: Dana Goldberg
Producer: Eviatar Moncaz. Additional Producers Dana Goldberg, Claudia Landsberger
Production Company: Monchaz Films
Cinematographer: May Abadi Grebler
Editor: Joelle Alexis, Dana Goldberg
Soundtrack Editor: Michael Goorevich
Original Soundtrack: Shalom Hanoch, Gal Lev
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Israel Film Fund
Cast: Ayelet Margalit, Carmit Mesilati, Hava Levy Rozalsky
Script: Dana Goldberg
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: דבי הייתה פה
Category: Health / Identity / LGBT / Women
Tag Words: Love mystery obsession Psychiatric Ward Video Therapy
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