Israel 2024, 93 min, Hebrew, English subtitles

Director Renen Schorr’s journey in the footsteps of his Grandfather, Rabbi Avraham Heller, hero of the 1948 War Battle of Safed, a deeply religious town. Spiritual vs. Secular, Faith vs. Film, Holy Safed vs. Hedonistic Tel Aviv.
In a 25-year exchange of letters between paterfamilias and grandson, the elder begs the young filmmaker to forsake Truffaut for tradition and carry on his legacy. When the request is rebuffed, a surprising final wish comes from the grandfather, “Make a movie about me”.
In the epilogue, the director undertakes the legal act of changing his name and official identity to Renen Schorr Heller and goes out to Safed to direct a scene scripted by his grandfather when his life was coming to an end.

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Screening Schedule:
  • Fri 24.05 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 1 | Filmmaker Present
  • Sun 26.05 | 10:00 | Cinematheque 1
  • Tue 28.05 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 4 | Filmmaker Present
  • יום ד' 29.05 | 20:30 | Cinematheque 5

Renen Schorr is a director ("Late Summer Blues", 1987; "The Loners", 2009); and the founder of Sam Spiegel Film School. Since 2020, Schorr is back for the road movie - "Wake Up Grandson". As an author, he recently published "The Reluctant Hero" – about his grandpa, the warrior-rabbi Avraham Heller.

Production & Script: Renen Schorr Heller
Production Company: Blues Productions LTD
Editing: Noa Keidan
Cinematography: Gal Rumbak, Yaniv Linton
Research: Renen Schorr, Lily Yudinski
Sound Design: Aviv Aldema
Music: Ehud Banai
Distribution company: Go2Films
Color: Yoav Raz

Source: Blues Productions LTD

Supporters & Broadcasters: Mifal HaPayis, קרן המפיק סם שפיגל, גרביטי, צפורה הלר, נאור דוד, קרן רבינוביץ' פרויקט קולנוע גלילי, Go2Films

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Screening Schedule:
  • Fri 24.05 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 1 | Filmmaker Present
  • Sun 26.05 | 10:00 | Cinematheque 1
  • Tue 28.05 | 12:00 | Cinematheque 4 | Filmmaker Present
  • יום ד' 29.05 | 20:30 | Cinematheque 5

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