We begin in Paris with the “rebirth” of Yoav, a disoriented Israeli fleeing a country that has fled him, who in his disillusioned madness turns to a new nation to recreate himself. The film “Synonym” ...
Kanye West wanted to bring his “Sunday Service” brand to the masses, and as expected, he went big to match his personality. His 35-minute documentary short Jesus Is King premiered this weekend in IMAX ...
The opening moments of Nadav Lapid’s “Synonyms” have a sinister, almost Kafka-esque absurdity. Yoav (Tom Mercier), a young man who has forsaken his Israeli identity for a French one, wraps himself in ...
The opening moments of Nadav Lapid’s “Synonyms” have a sinister, almost Kafka-esque absurdity. Yoav (Tom Mercier), a young man who has forsaken his Israeli identity for a French one, wraps himself in ...
At the heart of the obliquely thrilling“Synonyms” lies an existential question: Can we ever truly change who we are? Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid grapples with thishead-on in the story of Yoav (Tom ...
Naked and Abroad: Synonyms, staring Tom Mercier took home the 2019 Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. It's not long into Synonyms before Yoav (Tom Mercier), a young Israeli in Paris, get caught ...