Can we create life after death? Should we allow it? IN HIS IMAGE shows how the desire to have offspring has taken on an extra dimension. The film tells the stories of three mothers mourning their sons. Using semen collected shortly after their sons’ death, they hope to have him live on in a posthumous grandchild. The film raises ethical and philosophical questions about postmortem preproduction and sheds new light on dilemmas like single motherhood, the meaning of family and the complexity of losing a child.


In His Image

Netherlands 2020, 72 min / 55 min, Feature Documentary

Written & Directed by: Tami Ravid
Produced by: Iris Lammertsma, Boudewijn Koole
Executive producer: Femke de Wild, Yasmin Van Dorp - Witfilm
Cinematography: Philippe Bellaiche
Editing: Yael Perlov
Sound: Amos Zipori, Tully Chen, Ravid Dvir
Sound design: Taco Drijfhout
Music: Jesse Koolhaas
Supported by: EOdocs, NPO Fund, Dutch Cultural Media Funds
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles

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Can we create life after death? Should we allow it? IN HIS IMAGE shows how the desire to have offspring has taken on an extra dimension. The film tells the stories of three mothers mourning their sons. Using semen collected shortly after their sons’ death, they hope to have him live on in a posthumous grandchild. The film raises ethical and philosophical questions about postmortem preproduction and sheds new light on dilemmas like single motherhood, the meaning of family and the complexity of losing a child.


Festivals

  • Watch Docs International Film Festival, Poland, 2021
  • IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary 2020 – World Premiere

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Festivals

  • Watch Docs International Film Festival, Poland, 2021
  • IDFA Competition for Dutch Documentary 2020 – World Premiere