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Talia’s idyllic childhood in the kibbutz is shaken when the true identity of her adoptive grandfather is revealed. The home videos he filmed conceal and reveal a family secret kept for 30 years. Through her camera lens, she confronts the truth, reconstructs her story, and asks questions about love, control, social norms, and whether the truth is always desirable.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2025
Director: Talia Vekshtein
Producer: Talia Vekshtein, Maayan Kapach
Cinematographer: Hillel Rate, Noam Poper, Talia Vekshtein
Editor: Maayan Kapach
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Didi Erez
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, KAN – Israeli Public Broadcast Corp, Blavatnik Student Film Production Fund
Script: Talia Vekshtein, Maayan Kapach
Research: Talia Vekshtein
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: תרגישי בבית
Category: Family / Identity / Kibbutz
Tag Words: adoption affair betrayal Family family secret forgiveness grandfather Home videos identity Kibbutz monogamia polyamory social norms Talia Vekshtein
Talia’s idyllic childhood in the kibbutz is shaken when the true identity of her adoptive grandfather is revealed. The home videos he filmed conceal and reveal a family secret kept for 30 years. Through her camera lens, she confronts the truth, reconstructs her story, and asks questions about love, control, social norms, and whether the truth is always desirable.
Festivals and Awards:
Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2025
Director: Talia Vekshtein
Producer: Talia Vekshtein, Maayan Kapach
Cinematographer: Hillel Rate, Noam Poper, Talia Vekshtein
Editor: Maayan Kapach
Soundtrack Editor: Rotem Dror
Original Soundtrack: Didi Erez
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television, KAN – Israeli Public Broadcast Corp, Blavatnik Student Film Production Fund
Script: Talia Vekshtein, Maayan Kapach
Research: Talia Vekshtein
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: תרגישי בבית
Category: Family / Identity / Kibbutz
Tag Words: adoption affair betrayal Family family secret forgiveness grandfather Home videos identity Kibbutz monogamia polyamory social norms Talia Vekshtein
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