You Name It
Israel, 2008, 60 min, Hebrew, English subtitles
 
Two things we don''t choose: our parents, and the name they gave us. Not everyone likes the name they were given, but is it enough to change our name in order to take on a new identity? Maybe names do have an effect on our lives?
The director, Sigi Marx Arditi, has an issue with her first name, a kind of mild obsession that has been bugging her since her army service. She sets out on a journey to the depths of her name in order to find out why we place so much importance on our name, and if there is a connection between someone''s name and the course of their life and destiny. During this journey she meets characters that have changed, or would like to change, their names, in order to change and improve their lives.
Director: Sigi Marx Arditi
Producer: Yifat Prestelnik - Yifat Prestelnik Films Ltd.
Cinematography: Oded Kirma, Claudio Steinberg, Uri Ackerman
Editor: Ido Bahat
Original Music: Assaf Talmudi
Cinematheque 1, 11/04/2008, 12:00