Thy Father’s Chair

2015 | Documentary | Drama | 74 min | Color

Synopsis

Abraham and Shraga, two orthodox jew twins, live at the house they inherited in New York. Since their parents died 10 years ago, they have gathered all kinds of trash and objects, developing some sort of diogenes syndrome. Tired of it, the upstairs neighbour threatens to stop paying the rent if they don’t agree to take radical measures. With no jobs, and facing the possibility of losing their only source of income, and therefore, the house, Abraham and Shraga agree to have a cleaning company coming inside the house. The process quickly becomes an invasion of their intimacy and privacy, against which the twins are forced to fight for their memories, growing up, despite their age, and discovering a new way to live life.

DATA SHEET

Direction: Antonio Tibaldi and Alex Lora
Script: Antonio Tibaldi and Alex Lora
Edition: Alex Lora and Antonio Tibaldi
Cameraman: Antonio Tibaldi
Sound: Alex Lora and Antonio Tibaldi
Script consultor: Yael Bitton
Composers: Bjarke Koleurs, Simon Don Eriksen
Production companies: Inicia Films, No Permits Productions and Graffitti Doc
Executive production: Erica Capra and Antonio Tibaldi
Associated producer: Valérie Delpierre
International distribution: Cat & Docs
Location: Brooklyn, New York (USA)

Casting

Abraham, Shraga

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

IDFA Competition Feature-Length Documentary 2015 (HOLLAND)

DocyDays Kiev Film Festival 2016 (UKRAINE)
Best documentary

L’Alternativa Film Festival 2016 (SPAIN)
GAC Award for Best Feature Screenplay at the Panorama Section

Copenhagen Jewish Film Festival 2016 (DENMARK)

Danish Film Institute 2016 (DENMARK)

Thessaloniki Documentary International Film Festival 2016 (GREECE)

Documenta Madrid 2016 (SPAIN)

Belfast Film Festival 2016 (IRELAND)

DocAviv 2016 (ISRAEL)

Docs Agains Gravity 2016 (POLAND)

BiograFilm 2016 (ITALY)

London Open City Film Festival 2016 (UNITED KINGDOM)

San Francisco jewish Film Festival 2016 (UNITED STATES)

Antenna Documentary Film Festival 2016 (AUSTRALIA)

MediMed Sitges 2016 (SPAIN)

Flahertiana Film Festival Perm 2016 (RUSSIA)

Kosovo Docufest 2016 (KOSOVO)

DOC NYC 2016 (UNITED STATES)

Verzio Budapest Film Festival (HUNGARY)

Milan Filmmaker’s Festival 2016 (ITALY)

True/False Chicago 2017 (UNITED STATES)

Márgenes Madrid 2017 (SPAIN)

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In Inicia Films we understand that production is a way to influence society and connect emotionally with the audience. Since 2006 we have been working to promote new generations of filmmakers and give them a voice in today’s audiovisual world.

Through the eyes of our creators and the sensitivity of our authors, we accompany the development of international projects and multicultural talent, building bridges between their experiences abroad and their roots. We deal with themes that respond to current concerns and we believe that by connecting people and emotions we can help to draw new narrative and visual horizons.

Films produced by Inicia Films have been selected and awarded at numerous festivals including “Queens” by Klaudia Reynicke in co-production with Switzerland and Peru, which premiered at Sundance 2024 and won the Grand Prix at Berlin Generation; “20.000 species of bees” by Estibaliz Urresola winner of the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance, two Forque Awards including Best Film, two Feroz Awards including Best Dramatic Film and three Goya Awards 2024; “Foremost by night by Víctor Iriarte, premiered at Giornate degli autori in Venice and winner of the Feroz Arrebato Award for Fiction; “Schoolgirls by Pilar Palomero with four Goya Awards 2021, including Best Film; “Summer 1993” by Carla Simón, Best Opera Prima at the Berlinale 2017; “La Maternal” also by Pilar Palomero, winner of the Silver Shell for Best Acting in San Sebastian 2022, “Unicorns” by Àlex Lora, with Premiere in the Official Selection of the Malaga Festival and “Teresa” by Paula Ortiz, premiered in this edition of Tallinn.

For documentaries such as “The west Indies fleet“ by Antonio Pérez Molero produced in collaboration with RTVE, Canal Sur and Telemadrid or “Singing on the rooftops” by Enric Ribes, with Premiere at Sheffield DocFest.

Also, for short films such as “The disinherited” by Laura Ferrés, Best Short Film at the Semaine de la Critique de Cannes, “The bus” by Sandra Reina, premiered at SXSW, nominated for the Goya Awards and winner of the Gaudí Award.