I Am Not synopsis
I Am Not
After years of battling false mental diagnoses, Oren picks up a camera, his only outlet for human interaction, and embarks on a life-changing journey.
synopsis
A touching and humorous film about loss, life chances, love, family, illness, the end and the beginning. It is also about the search for roots and the therapeutic role of cinema, which can be an escape or create new worlds. This bittersweet family story is abundantly saturated with emotions, although its main character has serious difficulty with showing it. Oren was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and the fact that he is an adopted child makes it difficult for him to adapt. Suddenly, his life changes with the help of the camera, which becomes an extraordinary therapy tool assisting him on a long journey in search of his identity.
- INFO/TICKETS »Cinema Village New York
I Am Not + Q&A
Including English SubsMay.23.2023-11:05PM - INFO/TICKETS »Masterclass by Tomer Heymann Kfar Vitkin
Masterclass Tomer Heymann
Including scenes from all his filmsJun.5.2023-08:30PM - INFO/TICKETS »Katedra Ramat HaSharon
I Am Not + Q&A
Including English SubsJul.19.2023-11:00AM
May.23.2023-11:05PMA touching and humorous film about loss, life chances, love, family, illness, the end and the beginning. It is also about the search for roots and the therapeutic role of cinema, which can be an escape or create new worlds. This bittersweet family story is abundantly saturated with emotions, although its main character has serious difficulty with showing it. Oren was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and the fact that he is an adopted child makes it difficult for him to adapt. Suddenly, his life changes with the help of the camera, which becomes an extraordinary therapy tool assisting him on a long journey in search of his identity.
Director: Tomer Heymann
Producers: Barak Heymann, Tomer Heymann
Cinematography: Itai Raziel, Oren Levy
Additional Cinematography: Ehud Levy, Uri Levi, Addie Reiss, Daniel Kedem, Sergio Alvaro
Editing: Yaniv Segalovich
Additional Editing: Alex Khosid, Elad Davidovitch Schicowich
Original music: Matan Daskal
Sound Mix: Itzik Cohen
Researcher: Tali Shamir-Werzberger
Festivals & Awards
Best Original Soundtrack for Feature Documentary, Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival, May 2023
Best Documentary Feature Film, The Israeli Documentary Forum Awards, December 2022
Best Foreign Film, Docutah International Film Festival, November 2022
Best of Fest, Defy Film Festival, USA, August 2022
Best International Feature Film, Sacramento World Film Festival, USA, August 2022
Docaviv 2021, Best Director Award, Best Cinematography Award
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Gulf of Naples Independent Film Festival, Italy, May 2023
Big Apple Film Festival, USA, May 2023
Evening of Jewish Culture Denver Film, USA, April 2023
Port Jefferson Documentary Series, USA, March 2023
Boston Jewish Film Festival, USA, March 2023
Budapest International Documentary Film Festival, Hungary, January 2023
New York Jewish Film Festival, USA, January 2023
Docutah International Film Festival, USA, November 2022
Caminhos Film Festival, Portugal, November 2022
Family Film Project, Portugal, October 2022
Orlando Film Festival, USA, October 2022
Newburyport Documentary Film Festival, USA, September 2022
Louisville’s International Festival of Film, USA, September 2022
Defy Film Festival, USA, August 2022
Yesh Film Festival, Switzerland, June 2022
Doc Edge Film Festival, New Zealand, June 2022
Krakow Film Festival, Poland, June 2022
Transilvania film festival, Romania, June 2022
Dokfest Munich, Germany, May 2022
DocAviv, Israel, July 2021
