Getting To Know You Again
Director: Desirée Tolchin
Cast:Terry Tolchin, Desirée Tolchin
Crew:Desirée Tolchin: Producer, Cinematographer, Editor. Aidan Cronin: Creative Producer. Jack Liden: Sound Designer. Maddy Heide: Music. Eilish Boyd: Assistant Editor.
Email:desireetolchin@gmail.com
Synopsis
A once-close bond now tinged with emotional distance.
A 60-year-old father and 25-year-old daughter confront their changing dynamic and the challenges of reconnecting.
Trailer
About the director
Desirée Tolchin is a Brooklyn based filmmaker. Her work explores the cyclical banality of the human condition through fictional and non-fictional lenses. Her body of work is a collection of intimate experiences portrayed through slow cinema, distant memories, and wandering narratives. The result being, an honest portrayal of the struggles within the fleeting present moments of the everyday.
Filmmaker's note
Watching old home movies my father and I made together is challenging for me. They remind me of a past version of myself and my father that I no longer recognize.
I created this documentary to get a better understanding of who my father is and my relationship to him. During my teenage years, I grew emotionally distant from him and it’s something we’ve never talked about.
Getting To Know You Again is my way of exploring our past relationship, where it stands today, and where it might go in the future. It's an attempt to capture the complexities and evolving nature of our bond, hoping viewers will reflect on their own familial connections and the importance of understanding one another.
Shot on Super 8 and VHS-C, with personal archival footage.