The Fourth Window
Synopsis
Behind the international success story of Amos Oz, a symbol of the Israeli conscience and a writer translated into 45 languages, lurked a double tragedy. When he was 12-years-old his mother committed suicide, and a few years before his death his daughter accused him of being physically and mentally violent, ending all communication with him. A series of conversations with his latest biographer presented in the film, weaves biographical passages, literature and conversations with the main people in his life, as Amos Oz tells his last story.
Credits
Director(s)
Yair Qedar
Producer(s)
Yair Qedar
Script
Yair Qedar
Cinematography
Itay Marom, Uriel Sinay
Editor
Nili Feller
Original Music
Ophir Leibovitz
Original Language
English, Hebrew
Subtitles
English
Research
Lily Yudinsky
Sound Design
Aviv Aldema
Supporters & Broadcasters
The New Fund for Cinema and TV, The Other Israel Film Festival, KAN – Israeli Public Broadcast Corp, Mifal HaPayis, The Weil Bloch Foundation
Festival Highlights
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WINNER
Best DocumentaryMumbai International Film Festival2021
Transylvania International Film Festival, Romania, 2022
Jewish Culture in Copenhagen, Denmark, 2022
Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2022
Millenium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Poland, 2022
Oxford University, UK, 2022
University of Cambridge, UK, 2022
SERET- Israeli Film Festival, UK, 2022
Israfest Foundation (LA Israeli Film Festival), USA, 2022
Montreal Israeli Film Festival, Canada, 2022
Detroit Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2022
Philadelphia Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2022
Master of Art Film Festival, Bulgaria, Literature Category, 2022
Mumbai International Film Festival, India, Competition, 2021
Warsaw International Film Festival, Poland, 2021
Docaviv International Film Festival, Israel, Competition, 2021
Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Greece, 2021
Reviews
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"A sober, engaging and thorough film that illuminates an unusually fraught life...
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- Screen Daily
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"The Fourth Window is a well-crafted, respectful and highly informative film
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- Cineuropa
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"Exceptionally well-made and fascinating new documentary"
- The Jerusalem Post
