Dear Edmond is both a very personal history of film maker Amit Goren and the history of the city where he lives: Tel Aviv. Amit Goren has been a passionate amateur film maker ever since he was thirteen. He used to make stills, Super-8 films and videos. He was – and still is – obsessed with the possibility of capturing and preserving a moment, trying to understand the phenomenon of time, maybe trying to stop it with his camera.
In Dear Edmond he follows the early pregnancy of his partner who is expecting triplets, their dilemmas and their common growth into this new kind of life. It is a Jewish family history. At the same time, the director shoots from his balcony and captures daily life on Rothschild Boulevard where he lives. Rothschild Boulevard is the heart of the first Hebrew city from which Tel Aviv evolved in 1909. The triplets, when they get older, will walk on its pavements. The developments in the director’s own personal life alternate with pictures of old and young inhabitants of the boulevard, memories and archival footage of the city. The identity of the family as well as that of the city is being revealed. A wonderful, sensitive and in-depth view of the film maker’s life and the life of the city he loves.
Film details
- Country of production
- Israel
- Year
- 2006
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2007
- Length
- 82"
- Medium/Format
- Betacam Digi PAL
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