A Waste of Space
2020|58 min|Documentary
THE STORY
Osher, Michelle, and Eitan were taken out of their homes as children and transferred to foster families. Their biological families are dysfunctional and absent. The foster families are supportive and stable, but this guardianship ends at age 18. The film follows the three over the last year of foster care and the first year of independence. The threat of the loss of familial support affects all aspects of their lives. Past trauma and dislocation erupt from time to time affecting the relationship of the three friends.
THE STORY
Osher, Michelle, and Eitan were taken out of their homes as children and transferred to foster families. Their biological families are dysfunctional and absent. The foster families are supportive and stable, but this guardianship ends at age 18. The film follows the three over the last year of foster care and the first year of independence. The threat of the loss of familial support affects all aspects of their lives. Past trauma and dislocation erupt from time to time affecting the relationship of the three friends.
CAST & CREW
Cast
Various artists
Director
Ido Bahat
Noam Demsky
INFORMATION
Production company
The New Foundation for Cinema & TV
Genre
Documentary
Released
2020
Age rating
PG-13
LANGUAGES
Audio
Hebrew
Subtitles
English (embedded)