Plasticine Family

Israel2016documentary56'Konkurs dokumentalny (2017)

It is hard to find a family home where all the members have gone to live their separate lives in different parts of the world. Travelling between different continents, the director visits divorced parents and their new partners and also meets her sister who decided to join an alternative community. Their family exists on archival films and photographs only. Is it still possible to put it all together against all odds?

directed by
Moriya Benavot

Film and stage director, author of theatre plays. She is a graduate of the Department of Film and Television at the University of Tel Aviv. Her work focuses on film and theatre and she also teaches puppetry. She received her credentials in teaching stage directing from Hakibutzim College. In her work, she combines various forms and genres, making both documentary films and short animations. She has directed two theatre plays, “Don’t Look at Me” and “Truth or Dare”, authoring the latter.

cinematography
Uri Levi
script
Moriya Benavot
animated by
Moriya Benavot
cast
Moriya Ben Avot, Ruhama Ben Avot, Hila Ben Avot, Aharon Ben Avot
music
Ophir Baron
sound
Yohai Ben Zvi
editing
Doron Levene
production
Moriya Benavot (Tel Aviv University)
Photo
Kadr z filmu Plasticine Family
Trailer