71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Taking hy

Michael Spitz
USA      12 m.
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When 9-year-old Stanley discovers the clothes of his dead father, Hy, on the railroad tracks, his curiosity leads him to an old rowboar where Hy shares with him the mysteries of the afterlife. Taking Hy is a haunting and lyrical elegy that explores a young Jewish boy's struggle to cope with the loss of his father. 

Director
Michael Spitz
Screenplay
Michael Spitz
Photography
Scott Erlinder
Edition
Len Burnell
Music
Dylan Moller
Cast
Daniel Fine, Benjamin Bean
Running Time
12 m.
Country
USA
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