Lunch With Fela
200595 min15+
Synopsis
Lunch With Fela is the filmmaker’s response to the passing of his parent, Fela Ravett. Utilizing a combination of DV footage shot during her stay at a nearby nursing facility, excerpts from previously made 16mm films, animation sequences, plus remaining family memorabilia, the film renders the presence and absence of a much loved parent. Lunch With Fella, the eighth film in a series that addresses the complexities of family history and Jewish cultural identity.
Credits
Director
Abraham Ravett
Abraham Ravett holds a B.F.A and M.F.A in filmmaking and photography and has been an independent filmmaker for the past forty years. He was born in Poland and raised in Israel and the U.S.A.
His films have been screened internationally, including at several one-person shows at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. His work has won “Top Prize” at the Viennale 2000, Ann Arbor Film Festival, and Onion City Film/Video Festival. A retrospective of Ravett’s films was shown at the WRO Art Center, Wroclaw , Poland and at the 2014 Festival Film Dokumenter Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
