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Completely caught off guard
After watching the trailer, I was expecting your typical documentary style film. Not heavy on emotion / a lot of facts / 3rd person perspective. Resynator is definitely not that type of film.
Writing this review, I am still trying hold back tears. Something that has never happened. Normally, I can approach any review in an unbiased / professional / journalistic way. Yeah, great idea and concept. Usually, I watch a film twice before reviewing. Owe you the first impression / raw version of this one.
The film starts with Alison Tavel apparently writing a letter to her father. Or what she would say to him in person. Her father, Don, died when she was 10 weeks old. Don Tavel is the creator of the first synthesizer. Not the keyboard style we are familiar with, something completely different.
The film follows Alison's journey of learning about her father. Through most of the film, she doesn't call him dad but Don. Alison takes us through not only the best moments, as she discovers, the worst. Alison wants to know him as a person, not the public image everyone has told her about. She needs to know every side of him, even the darker parts.
There is not acting in this film. It appears every scene is done on the first attempt. Emotions are raw / real on a level I have not experienced in a film. She may have prepared questions for family / Don's friends. Not in a scripted way for the film, in a way we question about our family history. Example: Alison's tears / anger / uncertainty were all very real.
Resynator hit way to close to home / to raw of a nerve for me. In a way I will not state for personal reasons. It has to do with Alison's journey in getting to know her father. Her in-the-moment reactions to learning all sides of him. Her raw determination to finding out everything possible about him. Regardless of the answers. Knowing every moment she may not like those answers.
Every second of this film, I wanted to know how she would react. How Alison would process and deal with each answer. Even the smallest new piece of the puzzle. If she would leave the Resynator in the past or carry it with her into the future.
You can view this film 1 of 2 ways. An incredible documentary and leave it at that. You be on the losing end with this viewpoint. Or you can become a part of Alison's journey. You can look at your family's history and have the same questions / emotions. Feel Alison's emotions / ultimately, her choices at the end. I suggest the second choice.
I honestly would love the chance to meet Alison Tavel in person. To thank her for making a film and let her know the impact it had on me. Resynator goes beyond any award it could receive. The film makes us feel emotions and alive. It reminds us about the most important parts of life. It will resurrect ghosts from our past. Remind us of unanswered questions about our life and who we are. Alison's journey / story gives us hope and strength in finding / dealing with those answers.
Writing this review, I am still trying hold back tears. Something that has never happened. Normally, I can approach any review in an unbiased / professional / journalistic way. Yeah, great idea and concept. Usually, I watch a film twice before reviewing. Owe you the first impression / raw version of this one.
The film starts with Alison Tavel apparently writing a letter to her father. Or what she would say to him in person. Her father, Don, died when she was 10 weeks old. Don Tavel is the creator of the first synthesizer. Not the keyboard style we are familiar with, something completely different.
The film follows Alison's journey of learning about her father. Through most of the film, she doesn't call him dad but Don. Alison takes us through not only the best moments, as she discovers, the worst. Alison wants to know him as a person, not the public image everyone has told her about. She needs to know every side of him, even the darker parts.
There is not acting in this film. It appears every scene is done on the first attempt. Emotions are raw / real on a level I have not experienced in a film. She may have prepared questions for family / Don's friends. Not in a scripted way for the film, in a way we question about our family history. Example: Alison's tears / anger / uncertainty were all very real.
Resynator hit way to close to home / to raw of a nerve for me. In a way I will not state for personal reasons. It has to do with Alison's journey in getting to know her father. Her in-the-moment reactions to learning all sides of him. Her raw determination to finding out everything possible about him. Regardless of the answers. Knowing every moment she may not like those answers.
Every second of this film, I wanted to know how she would react. How Alison would process and deal with each answer. Even the smallest new piece of the puzzle. If she would leave the Resynator in the past or carry it with her into the future.
You can view this film 1 of 2 ways. An incredible documentary and leave it at that. You be on the losing end with this viewpoint. Or you can become a part of Alison's journey. You can look at your family's history and have the same questions / emotions. Feel Alison's emotions / ultimately, her choices at the end. I suggest the second choice.
I honestly would love the chance to meet Alison Tavel in person. To thank her for making a film and let her know the impact it had on me. Resynator goes beyond any award it could receive. The film makes us feel emotions and alive. It reminds us about the most important parts of life. It will resurrect ghosts from our past. Remind us of unanswered questions about our life and who we are. Alison's journey / story gives us hope and strength in finding / dealing with those answers.
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