Hayelala – Getting Older
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2018
Israel / India / Nepal / Myanmar
5 mins
North American Premiere
Music Video Competition
| Matan Portnoy, Roy Maayan | |
| Matan Portnoy, Roy Maayan | |
After finishing his mandatory military service, Matan Portnoy went backpacking for a year with his best friend, Roy Maayan. The pair travelled to India, Nepal, Burma and Thailand and fell in love with the landscapes, people and cultures encountered. Matan and Roy felt a deep need to translate their life-changing experiences into a personal, visual creation and found no better way to do so than making a music video for the amazing band, Hayelala. The song describes exactly what they felt as they came back home – “Getting Older”.
About the Director
Matan Portnoy is a filmmaker based in Tel Aviv, Israel. In 2020, Matan graduated from the Screenwriters Program of the Sam Spiegel Film and Television School in Jerusalem. In 2018, Matan was hired by the IDF Spokesperson’s unit to direct a celebratory music video for Israel’s 70th Independence Day. The video hit 6 million views. Entropy, narrative short written and directed by Matan was selected and screened in 15 festivals around the world and won awards in 5 festivals.
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