The Flat

World Documentary Competition

North American Premiere

Germany, Israel | 97 MINUTES | English, Hebrew, German |

THE FLAT

Documentary, Relationships
At age 98, director Arnon Goldfinger's grandmother passed away, leaving him the task of clearing out the Tel Aviv flat that she and her husband shared for decades since immigrating from Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Sifting through a dense mountain of photos, letters, files, and objects, Goldfinger documents himself undertaking the arduous process of making sense of a lifetime's accumulation of possessions. In the process, he begins to uncover clues that seem to point to a greater mystery, and soon a complicated and shocking family history unfolds before his camera.

What starts to take shape is the troubled and taboo history of Goldfinger's grandparents' lives in Germany in the tumultuous and difficult years before World War II, and the unexpected yet inevitable ethical ambiguities and repressed emotions that arise when everyday friendships suddenly cross enemy lines. In this emotionally riveting documentary, Goldfinger follows the hints his grandparents left behind to investigate long-buried family secrets and unravel the mystery of their painful past.


2012 Best Editing in a Documentary Feature Award Winner. Click here for additional screenings.

 

Co-hosted by Office of Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of Israel in New York. Additional support from the Israel Film Center.

 

Consulate General of Israel in New York  Israel Film Center


CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Arnon Goldfinger

Arnon Goldfinger is the winner of two Israeli Academy Awards. He has been working as a director, scriptwriter, and producer since 1992. His previous documentary feature The Komediant won numerous awards and was released theatrically in Israel and the United States in 2002.
Screenwriter
Arnon Goldfinger
Composer
Yoni Rechter
Executive Producer
Zero One Film
Editor
Tali Halter Shenkar
Sound
Amos Zippori
Research
Mareike Leuchte, Franziska Linder, Arnon Goldfinger
Associate Producer
Arnon Goldfinger
Director
Arnon Goldfinger
Producer
Thomas Kufus, Zero One Film
Director of Photography
Philippe Bellaiche, Talia Galon

CONTACTS

Sales Agent
Ruth Diskin
Ruth Diskin Films, Ltd.
P.O.Box 7153 Jerusalem, 91071
Phone: 972 2 672 4256
ruth@ruthfilms.com
http://www.ruthfilms.com
Submitter
Cara Saposnik
Ruth Diskin Films
PO Box 7153 Jerusalem, 91071
Phone: 972 2 672 4256
cara@ruthfilms.com
Technical Contact
Arnon Goldfinger
24 Soutine Street Tel Aviv, 64684
Phone: 972 3 522 0763
goldfi@post.tau.ac.il