Opening Night
46th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
It’s 1987 in Tel Aviv: Europop is on the car radio, AIDS is a distant but scary headline on the news, and Boaz—a self-conscious scrawny kid approaching his bar mitzvah—is getting a loving pep talk from his dad Meir (Assi Cohen) about “becoming a man.” But in this poignant and beautifully acted family drama, Boaz’s discovery of his father’s secret life plunges the boy into confusion, rage and shame. Writer-director Moshe Rosenthal (Karaoke, SFJFF42 Opening Night) keeps his tight focus on the experience of Boaz—portrayed with equal sensitivity at age 12 (Yair Mazor) and, in the film’s touching second half, as a young man (Ido Tako) still haunted by family trauma and in search of repair.
Belying its title, Tell Me Everything is about keeping secrets—those we hide from our loved ones and from ourselves. Beyond its compelling narrative exposing Meir’s initial deception, the film explores the corrosive impact of secrecy on the entire family, as adult Boaz and his mother must confront some hard truths they have avoided facing in themselves. —Peter Stein
California Premiere
Opening Night Party
9:00 PM | The Green Room
Following the film, the part continues upstairs in The Green Room with tasty treats and refreshments from our festival partners.
Opening Night (Film Only): $40 Members / $45 General
Opening Night (Film & Party): $90 Members / $100 General
Moshe Rosenthal is a director and screenwriter. His debut film, Karaoke, premiered at Tribeca and won Best Director and Best Screenplay at Raindance. It was acquired for U.S., German, and French remakes and was nominated for 14 Israeli Academy Awards. Tell Me Everything is Rosenthal’s second feature.