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My Own Telenovela

An immigrant from Argentina, Jorge Weller has built a life for himself in Ra’anana, Israel but constantly yearns for the family he left behind in South America —  His aging father, his older sister Graciela, and his younger sister Clarisa, a zestful, mentally challenged woman of 30. Clarisa’s genuine wisdom shines through her clinically defined mental disability. With an emotional IQ that is far above “normal,” Clarisa’s penetrating insights shed light on Jorge’s struggle and conflicted feelings between his new life and his past.

Festivals and Awards:

Jerusalem IFF ,2001;  Jewish Cinema New York USA ,2002;  Israfest Los Angeles USA ,2002

Director: Johanan (Jorge) Weller

Producer: Johanan (Jorge) Weller

Cinematographer: Claudio Steinberg

Editor: Gabriel Weschler

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Television and Radio Authority, Shalem Foundation.

Script: Michal Alexander, Elisia Dor, Johanan Weller

Distributor: Go2Films

Film Name in Hebrew: הטלנובלה הפרטית שלי

An immigrant from Argentina, Jorge Weller has built a life for himself in Ra’anana, Israel but constantly yearns for the family he left behind in South America —  His aging father, his older sister Graciela, and his younger sister Clarisa, a zestful, mentally challenged woman of 30. Clarisa’s genuine wisdom shines through her clinically defined mental disability. With an emotional IQ that is far above “normal,” Clarisa’s penetrating insights shed light on Jorge’s struggle and conflicted feelings between his new life and his past.

Festivals and Awards:

Jerusalem IFF ,2001;  Jewish Cinema New York USA ,2002;  Israfest Los Angeles USA ,2002

 

Director: Johanan (Jorge) Weller

Producer: Johanan (Jorge) Weller

Cinematographer: Claudio Steinberg

Editor: Gabriel Weschler

Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Second Television and Radio Authority, Shalem Foundation.

Script: Michal Alexander, Elisia Dor, Johanan Weller

Distributor: Go2Films

Film Name in Hebrew: הטלנובלה הפרטית שלי

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