Aviv - F*cked-up Generation festivals-awards

Director: TOMER HEYMANN
Producer: HAGAI LEVI, TOMER HEYMANN
Cinematographer: ITAI RAZIEL 
Editors: IDO MOCHRIK
Music: AVIV GEFFEN

With the support of :
Channel 8 and The New Israeli Foundation For Cinema & TV

Aviv Geffen, Israel’s leading rock artist is rapidly becoming a mythic figure – from a struggling underground rock star to being the last person to embrace Yitzhak Rabin moments before the Israeli President’s tragic assassination at the mass rally.

The charismatic, openly bisexual, and politically vocal singer-songwriter has become the Jim Morrison of his country, a simple sincere voice that represents integrity for a troubled young generation. Yet with this overwhelming success, his life and career have become more controversial, as his beliefs and life choices are questioned by Israeli society and even by his most diehard fans.

Directed by Tomer Heymann, this feature documentary follows the life of Aviv Geffen and chronicles the ups and downs of his career, his family roots, and how he finds the inspiration to write music, all while under relentless media scrutiny.

• HotDocs International Documentary Film Festival
• Bangkok World Film Festival
• FIPATEL Selective Market, Fipa Biarritz Film Festival
• The International Panorama of Independent Filmmakers, Thessaloniki, Greece
• 16th São Paulo Jewish Film Festival
• The Allentown Jewish Film Festival
• Minneapolis Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2004
• Hamilton Jewish Film Festival
• Black Nights International Film Festival, Estonia