Charity Screening of “Texture of Lies” to Support Cinema Restoration

Synopsis

From his teenage years, Yefim filmed his family and watched through the camera as his parents’ marriage fell apart. But one day he discovers a secret that had been kept from him for a long time — and the family story he thought he knew begins to look very different.

Thus begins a deeply personal cinematic journey about love, lies, betrayal, family memory, and guilt. Yefim is simultaneously director, protagonist, and witness, and the home video archive becomes material for investigating his own past.

Awards

🏆 At DocAviv 2023 this very personal film won awards for Best Director and Best Editing.

Screening

On November 11 we invite you to a screening of Yefim Graboy’s documentary “Texture of Lies / Lies I Told Myself” (Israel, 2023).

Cinema Restoration

But Yefim’s story does not end with the film. In 2021 he moved to the Serbian village of Gardinovci and on his first day found there an abandoned cinema dating from 1961. Films had not been shown there for almost 40 years, and Yefim decided to try to bring the place back to life. He is now restoring the cinema with his own efforts so it can once again be a gathering place for village residents.

Where Donations Will Go

❗️ Donations from the screening will go toward restoring the cinema in Gardinovci.

The immediate goal is to raise funds for cinema equipment and to secure stable operation so that residents and visitors can regularly watch films, socialize, and spend time there. Planned initiatives include:

• trainings for youth
• creative projects
• large-scale cultural projects