Singer Yaakov Shweki with an impressive and unique video clip: I AM ALIVE • Watch

June 18, 2019   

The lyrics by Sofia Franco, the melody by Itzi Waldner, and the arrangement by Ravid Keshti, were combined into a thoughtful and unique video clip produced by 'Olam V'Melo', which was filmed, among other things, at Shweki's historic performance in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan last winter - with thousands of teenagers from all over the world. Yaakov Shweki: ""Life goes by very quickly, and sometimes we forget to be grateful for the little things, that we wake up in the morning healthy, can breathe, walk or sing. This song was inspired by Rabbi Avigdor Miller, zt"l, who at every Shabbat table would ask his children how many days have passed since Rosh Hashanah? From that day we asked the Creator of the World for a good year, and this is to remind us that life is one great gift and nothing is taken for granted, and to thank God for all the good that affects us every moment. I thought it was a wonderful message that could be conveyed through this song, to remind us that every second of life is important.". Director Aharon Orian says: ""In this clip, we experience the life of the film's hero, Baruch Nyawicz, through his own eyes, and prevent the viewer from judging the hero's life based on his appearance. The clip makes unusual use of the POV-Point Of View technique, which means point of view. The first part of the clip is filmed from Baruch's point of view, as if we had planted a camera in his eye. He even blinks from time to time...""