Unmistaken Child (0+)
For the best long film prize “Silver Nanook”
Israel, 2008, 102 min.
Director: Nati Baratz
Director: Nati Baratz
The year of 2001 marked the death of Lama Konchog, one of the great contemporary Tibetan masters. The Dalai Lama gives Lama Konchog's pupil, Tenzin Zopa, the task of locating his master's incarnation. This «unmistaken child» must be found within the next four years otherwise it will be too difficult to separate him from his parents. Tenzin Zopa became Lama Konchog's pupil of his own volition at the age of seven. He spent 21 years living in close proximity with his master — until his death. His loneliness is compounded by the responsibility of his quest: to secretly find his master's reincarnation in the body of a small boy who could be living anywhere in the world. His mission takes Tenzin to remote mountainous areas and to tiny villages where nothing seems to have changed in centuries. Tenzin travels by helicopter, by donkey and on foot. With the aid of astrologers, the interpretation of dreams and the advice of villagers he finally ascertains a boy who could be the one.
AWARDS
The Golden Horn Award, 49th Krakow IFF; Best Documentary, 2008 Haifa International Film Festival; Inspiration Award, 2009 Full Frame DFF; Special Jury Award, 2009 Independent Film Festival Boston; Grand Jury Award, 2009 Riverrun Film Festival.
Nati Baratz
Nati Baratz
was born in Jerusalem. Graduated from the Film School at Tel-Aviv University in 2000 and since then has been as a freelance director and producer. A member of the high-tech industry since 1987, he has spent the last nine years working as a consultant for leading companies in India and Israel. He has worked for the Israeli television and made such documentaries as «Tel Aviv — Kyrgyzstan» (2001) and «Noches» (2004). «Unmistaken Child» marks his first feature-length documentary.
FILMOGRAPHY
«Tel Aviv — Kyrgyzstan» (2001); «Noches» (2004); «Unmistaken Child» (2008).
For the best long film prize “Silver Nanook”
Israel, 2008, 102 min.
Director: Nati Baratz
Director: Nati Baratz
The year of 2001 marked the death of Lama Konchog, one of the great contemporary Tibetan masters. The Dalai Lama gives Lama Konchog's pupil, Tenzin Zopa, the task of locating his master's incarnation. This «unmistaken child» must be found within the next four years otherwise it will be too difficult to separate him from his parents. Tenzin Zopa became Lama Konchog's pupil of his own volition at the age of seven. He spent 21 years living in close proximity with his master — until his death. His loneliness is compounded by the responsibility of his quest: to secretly find his master's reincarnation in the body of a small boy who could be living anywhere in the world. His mission takes Tenzin to remote mountainous areas and to tiny villages where nothing seems to have changed in centuries. Tenzin travels by helicopter, by donkey and on foot. With the aid of astrologers, the interpretation of dreams and the advice of villagers he finally ascertains a boy who could be the one.
AWARDS
The Golden Horn Award, 49th Krakow IFF; Best Documentary, 2008 Haifa International Film Festival; Inspiration Award, 2009 Full Frame DFF; Special Jury Award, 2009 Independent Film Festival Boston; Grand Jury Award, 2009 Riverrun Film Festival.