Of The Heart is a unique documentary capturing real and raw moments of intergenerational friendship through recorded conversations between four pairs of friends, illustrated by charming and inventive animation.
Article about the film in Brookline News
ANNOUNCEMENT: Get tickets to see the Of The Heart as part of a documentary block at IFF Boston!
Showings are at the Somerville Theatre on Friday, April 25th at 5:30pm or Tuesday, April 29th at 5:45pm (Filmmaker in attendance on April 25th)
Full film will be released online following festival run. Watch select clips below:
Caroline (23) and Diane (70) talk about a typical visit
Talia (23) tries to keep up with Connie (96) on a walk
Rowan (17) and Richard (77) discuss favorite smells
Joel (77) opens up to Jeremy (54) about his dementia
Behind the Scenes
ABOUT ALEX SALSBERG
Alex Salsberg is an animator and interviewer who is always looking for exciting new ways to combine the two.
As an indie animation director, Alex loves telling stories through funny, weird and heartfelt cartoons, and has worked on projects for Billy Ray Cyrus, Utkarsh Ambudkar, MTV, Nickelodeon and WGBH.
As an interviewer, he is the host of "I Loved This Conversation," a podcast about people living creative lives, and “Artist + Jew” a series of animated interviews with Jewish artists.
Of The Heart was created in partnership with Hebrew Senior Life as part of the Jarts and CJP Community Creative Fellowship
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