This documentary chronicles the life and work of modern dance choreographer Ohad Naharin, offering a glimpse into the artistic genius' creative process.
Filmmaker Tomer Heymann, who has known Ohad Naharin for more than 20 years, spent eight of those making this documentary. In the process, he interviewed Naharin's friends, dancers and colleagues. He also filmed rehearsals at the Batsheva Dance Company in Tel Aviv, where the sinuous Ohad Naharin has been artistic director and choreographer since 1990. Naharin himself speaks of his early kibbutz childhood, his late introduction to dance, a brief spell at Martha Graham's company, his adored wife, and his work, including the creation of his own movement language, Gaga. This richness of Naharin's life-story is further amplified by stunning dance excerpts from his explosive, hypnotic and stylish productions.

Direction: Tomer Heymann

Script: Tomer Heymann

Production: Barak Heymann, Barak Heymann, Diana Holtzberg

Cinematography: Itai Raziel

Editing: Alon Greenberg, Ido Mochrik, Ron Omer

Sound: Alex Claude

Original Score: Ishai Adar

Cast: Ohad Naharin

Original Title: MR. GAGA

Original Languages: English, Hebrew

Film Production Countries: Israel, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands

Website: http://www.mrgagathefilm.com/

Statement of the Director/s
The seeds for this film were planted about 20 ago, when I first saw Naharin's Batsheva Dance Group on stage. My head and my heart experienced a giant upheaval, like a superb cocktail of alcohol and drugs, but without the alcohol and without the drugs. A continuum of movement, music, energy, sexuality, sensuality, and dancers you could fall in love with without knowing why. From that evening on, I became an obsessive consumer of Batsheva’s art of dance.

Naharin is a tough nut to crack, very complex and contradictory character, which makes him a fascinating subject for a documentary film image.

Biography of the Director/s
Born in Israel in 1970, Tomer Heymann has directed documentary films and series since 1997.
His films were screened and won awards at international film festivals such as Berlinale, HotDocs, IDFA, LAFF, Sheffield and were theatrically released around the world, making him one of the documentary film industry's leading directors.

Filmography of the Director/s
2016 - WHO'S GONNA LOVE ME NOW?
2014 - ALIZA
2011 - THE QUEN HAS NO CROWN
2010 - I SHOT MY LOVE
2009 - THE WAY HOME
2007 - OUT OF FOCUS
2007 - DEBUT
2007 - BLACK OVER WHITE
2007 - CINDERELLAS
2006 - PAPER DOLLS
2003 - AVIV-FUCKED-UP GENERATION
2001 - IT KINDA SCARES ME
2000 - LAUGH TIL I CRY

Awards Won
SXSW FF: Audience Award
Tempo Documentary FF: Intl Documentary Award
Sofia IFF: Best Documentary
IDFF CRONOGRAF: Special Jury Award and Audience Choice Award
Tirana IFF: Audience Award

World Sales:
Heymann Brothers Films
Barak Heymann
2 Barzilai St.
Tel Aviv, 6511304 , Israel
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +972 3 560 27 01
Website: http://heymannfilms.com/

Press:
Heymann Brothers Films
Barak Heymann
2 Barzilai St.
Tel Aviv, 6511304 , Israel
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +972 3 560 27 01
Website: http://heymannfilms.com/