IN MY ROOM

by Ayelet Albenda

SYNOPSIS

Hidden among the viral videos of YouTube are the most private teenage diaries, which slowly and gently follow them growing up. For years, the camera is pointed towards them allowing us to be with them during their most fragile, painful, confusing and amusing phases of growing up, trying to become the person they dream of being. In My Room weaves the diaries of six teenagers into one big coming of age story, as it unfolds inside their rooms.

DETAILS

70 mins

2017

Israel

English

CREDITS

Director: Ayelet Albenda

Producer: Naama Pyritz

Production Company: Ingénue Productions

Cinematographer: Sharon Elovic

Editor: Ayelet Albenda, Sharon Elovic, Naama Pyritz

Soundtrack Editor: Daniel Meir

Original Soundtrack: Omer Hershman

Supporters: The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Channel 8 - HOT

TRAILER

BIOGRAPHY

DIRECTOR - AYELET ALBENDA

Ayelet Albenda is an Israeli artist and director. She holds a Master's degree in video art from the Berlin University of Fine Arts, and has studied film at the Tel Aviv University. In her work she focuses on adolescence and self-definition researching alternative forms of storytelling. She is the winner of the 2012 Matanel award for young artists, and took part in the 2014 Greenhouse programme for female directors.

SELECT FESTIVALS

DOCAVIV 2017 - SPECIAL MENTION〡ZAGREBDOX 2018〡GIFFONI 2018〡VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2018〡MILLENNIUM INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL 2019〡DOCUDAYS 2019〡CPH:DOX 2018〡DOCS AGAINST GRAVITY 2019

PRESS

"Deeply intimate, unexpectedly moving and entirely of-the-moment, Ayelet Albenda’s documentary unfolds through footage culled from six teenagers’ self-produced YouTube videos. Make no mistake, these aren’t social media stars or influencers. They’re just average kids documenting their trials (including pregnancy and eating disorders) and trying to make some sense of it all. The remarkably honest moments they share quickly coalesce into an involving study of the myriad iterations of adolescence."
- Straight