Exclusive: Fauda outfit Yes Studios is pushing into the premium docs space with a feature about a man who spent 44 hours suffering from locked-in syndrome. Scroll down for the trailer.
In 44 Hours, which has so far been picked up by France’s Arte and Germany’s Swr, the moving story of Gil Avni will be told in forensic detail. Avni, a sports-mad and healthy father of two, was rushed to hospital after being taken suddenly ill and was pronounced brain-dead, given just a few hours to live. While his family and friends were saying goodbyes, he was aware of what was happening for 44 hours, before he miraculously woke up and became one of only three known worldwide cases of locked-in syndrome.
Avni remembers his experience in microscopic detail and the 83-minute film also features interviews with those closest to him and the medics who cared for him. EP is Einat-Emma...
In 44 Hours, which has so far been picked up by France’s Arte and Germany’s Swr, the moving story of Gil Avni will be told in forensic detail. Avni, a sports-mad and healthy father of two, was rushed to hospital after being taken suddenly ill and was pronounced brain-dead, given just a few hours to live. While his family and friends were saying goodbyes, he was aware of what was happening for 44 hours, before he miraculously woke up and became one of only three known worldwide cases of locked-in syndrome.
Avni remembers his experience in microscopic detail and the 83-minute film also features interviews with those closest to him and the medics who cared for him. EP is Einat-Emma...
- 3/15/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
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