I am not! (2021)
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Country:
Israel, Guatemala
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Duration:
95 min
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Genre:
biography
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Director:
Tomer Heymann
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Producer:
Barak Heymann, Tomer Heymann
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Cast:
Oren Levi
About film
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Tomer Heymann’s latest film is a deeply emotional work that follows an outcast teenager’s life-changing journey. Oren was adopted from Guatemala by an Israeli family when he was a baby. Long unable to find his place in society, the teenager has been subject to ridicule because of his communication difficulties, while at the same time dealing with recurring false diagnoses of mental illness. Oren decides to take up a small video camera and document his own life. He embarks on a quest back to the country of his birth to seek out his biological family in the hopes of better defining his own identity.
Rewards and nominations
- Israeli Documentary Forum Awards 2023 — Best Documentary Feature Film
- Docaviv 2021 — Best Director, Best Cinematography; nominee: Best Israeli Film
Director
Tomer Heymann, a well-known Israeli film director, was born on October 12, 1970, in Kfar Yedidia, Israel. Over the past decade, he has been recognized for his outstanding work as a director of documentaries and TV series in which he has closely explored unconventional characters. His film Paper Dolls won three awards at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
Along with
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Speaker:
Natalia Semago, Mikhail Semago
Along with
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Speaker:
Natalia Semago, Mikhail Semago
Trailer
Director
Tomer Heymann, a well-known Israeli film director, was born on October 12, 1970, in Kfar Yedidia, Israel. Over the past decade, he has been recognized for his outstanding work as a director of documentaries and TV series in which he has closely explored unconventional characters. His film Paper Dolls won three awards at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival.