Gum Films
Maya Linik, 84, was born in Germany and immigrated to Israel. She had six sons. 40 years ago, the eldest of them died, and this loss has separated her from the world ever since. Through scenes from Maya's daily routine and her relationships with her sons, we reveal, layer by layer, the family's trauma, and with it, Maya's unique character. The film questions the very meaning of the motherhood and relationships between parents and children
Director: Aya Somech
Script: Aya Somech & Haggai Linik
Producer: Yoav Roeh & Aurit Zamir
Duration: 50 min
Year: 2011
Status: Released
Language: Hebrew
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Partners: Rabinovitch Film Fund
Broadcasters: Channel 8- Noga Communications
Director of photography – Daniel Kedem. Additional photography: Nadav Hexelman, Shai Peleg, Iddo Soskolne. Editor: Arik Lahav-Leibovich, Sara Salomon. Sound recordist: Sharon Luzon, Oni Alber. Additional recordings- Isaschar Vishnia. Sound Designer: Gil Toren
Best Cinematography, Doc Aviv 2011
Doc Aviv 2011
Aya Somech graduated from the Film and Television Department in the Tel Aviv University. Her graduation film “Questions of a Dead Worker” (2002, Fiction, 16 mm, 19 min.) won the Cannes Film Festival Cinefondation’s 3rd Prize. The jury included Martin Scorsese, The Iranian director Abas Kiarostami and actress Tilda Swinton. Currently directing a Documentary film "Cigarettes", and co-writing the script for her first feature film “Damaged Goods” (awarded 10,000$ for script development by the Israeli Film Fund ; 5,000$ by the "Gesher Film Fund" and won the Haifa Film Festival Pitching contest). Working as an editor (among her works the documentaries: "A Snail in the Desert", “State of Israel vs. Tali Fahima" etc).
