Elish’s Notebooks
Synopsis
82-year-old Elisheva Rise passed away. As her children clear out her home, they find journals she secretly wrote to each of them documenting their lives from their birth until her last day. Every evening she would sit in her kibbutz home and write to her 7 children, whom she had never hugged nor kissed. Following the treasure she left behind, they embark on an emotional and painful journey, learning about childhood, motherhood, and parenting.
Credits
Director(s)
Golan Rise
Producer(s)
Haggai Arad, Elad Peleg - Daroma Productions
Script
Golan Rise, Sharon Yaish
Cinematography
Daniel Kedem
Editor
Sharon Yaish
Original Music
Sharon Rise
Original Language
Hebrew
Subtitles
English
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Sound designer
Aviv Aldema
Festival Highlights
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Winner
Best Editing AwardDocAviv Film Festival2017
Black Movie Film Festival, Switzerland, 2019
Boulder International Film Festival, USA, 2018
Santa Barbara International Film Festival, USA, 2018
DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2017
DOCNYC, USA, 2017
Reviews
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"The mere existence of Elish’s notebooks is fascinating in itself, and the conclusions her children reach while reading them are mesmerizing."
- Movies With Abe
