Thy Father's Chair

— A look at unmarried, no-longer-young, identical-twin, Orthodox Jewish brothers living with a couple of cats in the NYC house they inherited. They are surrounded by the accumulation of years of non-functioning electronics, old clothes, newspapers, trash, and who knows what else. There are bedbugs. It’s clutter and dirt that's been out of control for more than a year or two. The unseen upstairs tenant somehow forces the issue and a cleaning company patiently works with them to get the place cleared, cleaned, and fumigated. The film is old school documenting and, although I was a little worried about where things were going early on in the film, I’m glad I stuck with it. It is more than a Jewish hoarder’s tale. These brothers have more than one problem but they also have a great sense of humor and an openness that makes it hard not to like them. Appropriately, it is dedicated to Chantal Akerman. (Shown at True/False Film Fest 2016.)

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[2015. 74 min. Directed by Alex Lora and Antonio Tibaldi.]
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/thy-fathers-chair-idfa-review-846197