HOPE I’M IN THE FRAME (2017) — Documentary
Logline
An intimate portrait of filmmaker Michal Bat-Adam struggling to keep creating in an industry that no longer makes room for her.
Synopsis
I follow Michal Bat-Adam as she fights to make a new film while caring for her partner, director Moshe Mizrahi, and confronting aging, love, artistic erasure, and the cost of persistence.
Financial Support
New Fund for Cinema and Television (NFCT)
Israel Film Council
Awards & Festivals
Awards
Israeli Academy (Ophir) Award for Best Documentary (Mid-Length) — 2017
Jury Award, DocAviv International Film Festival — 2017
First Award, Master of Art International Film Festival, Sofia — 2018
Festivals & Screenings (selected)
DocAviv International Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel — 2017
Syracuse International Film Festival, USA — 2017 (Opening Film)
Los Angeles Israeli Film Festival, USA — 2017
Master of Art International Film Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria — 2018
Filmmor International Women’s Film Festival, Istanbul, Turkey — 2018
Chiayi Art Documentary Film Festival, Taiwan — 2018
Shanghai TV International Festival, China — 2019
Screening at the Consulate of Israel in Boston, USA — March 2021
The film was broadcast on Channel 8 (Israel).
Cast & Crew
Director / Producer / Cinematography: Netalie Braun
Editor: Gideon Latzman
Music: Asher Goldschmidt
Featuring: Michal Bat-Adam, Moshe Mizrahi
Press / Reviews
Distributor page: https://www.go2films.com/films/hope-im-in-the-frame/
Educational / institutional viewing: https://www.filmplatform.net/product/hope-im-in-the-frame/
“Hope I’m in the Frame is a portrait of artistic persistence in the face of erasure. Through filmmaker Michal Bat-Adam, the film examines what it means to continue creating when recognition fades and institutional support recedes. It is less a biography than an act of refusal—refusing disappearance, silence, and the narrowing of cultural memory.”