Austin Jewish Film Festival 2013
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We apologize the unsatisfied result due to our part of having a bad disc…
These are the scenes we missed seeing at the end of the movie (Simon on the Oaks). There were no twists. The background music is quite lovely.
• Simon’s father (Erik) and others searched for the mother (adoptive mother) in the dark with flashlights, and then he found her body, held her and wept.
• Simon and Ruben got to their hotel after the concert, Ruben received a message to make a phone call, went into the phone booth, and we saw him receive the news with disbelief.
• Simon is by the car outside his home and is hugged by his red haired lover (Klara). He goes up the steps, looks through a window, and sees his grieving father being comforted by Isak and his wife. He then retreats back to the car.
• Simon lies on the couch at Ruben’s with a pillow and blanket as he remembers scenes with his mother, father and the oaks.
• Simon plays the violin for a few seconds.
• The whole group is having an outdoors meal. Erik and Ruben arm wrestle playfully and Ruben gives Isak’s daughter a horseback ride. Simon walks to where his mother died and places a pebble on the ground.
• Simon stands at the oaks and is joined by Isak’s daughter. They climb the tree, and she sits on his lap holding the stuffed camel. Then, she repeats Simon’s mother’s poetic definition of fog. The camera pans back and the credits run on a black background.
• Simon’s father (Erik) and others searched for the mother (adoptive mother) in the dark with flashlights, and then he found her body, held her and wept.
• Simon and Ruben got to their hotel after the concert, Ruben received a message to make a phone call, went into the phone booth, and we saw him receive the news with disbelief.
• Simon is by the car outside his home and is hugged by his red haired lover (Klara). He goes up the steps, looks through a window, and sees his grieving father being comforted by Isak and his wife. He then retreats back to the car.
• Simon lies on the couch at Ruben’s with a pillow and blanket as he remembers scenes with his mother, father and the oaks.
• Simon plays the violin for a few seconds.
• The whole group is having an outdoors meal. Erik and Ruben arm wrestle playfully and Ruben gives Isak’s daughter a horseback ride. Simon walks to where his mother died and places a pebble on the ground.
• Simon stands at the oaks and is joined by Isak’s daughter. They climb the tree, and she sits on his lap holding the stuffed camel. Then, she repeats Simon’s mother’s poetic definition of fog. The camera pans back and the credits run on a black background.
I’ll hope this is helpful. Thank you again for your participation. We’ll hope to see you again next year.
Art Exhibit
The AJFF breaks into new territory by bringing the Film & Photography Exhibition celebrating the Pri-Or Photo House Collection, Life in Stills: The Legacy of Rudi Weissenstein, from Israel to the Gallery at the Austin Jewish Community Center, from April 3 to noon on May 10th. Tamar Tal’s film, Life in Stills, screens Tuesday, April 16 at 7 PM and Wednesday, April 17 at Noon. This documentary tells the story of a photo shop owner and her grandson, Ben Peter, and how they join forces to save the shop and the nearly one million negatives that document Israel’s defining moments. AJFF is bringing Ben Peter to Austin for a Q&A following the 7 PM screening.