On the eve of the world premiere at SXSW film festival, the first trailer debuted for Resynator, the documentary on Don Tavel, an inventor of a synthesizer in the 1970s ,
Making her feature-length directorial debut, Resynator is directed by Alison Tavel, (daughter of Don Tavel) and featured in the film are Grace Potter, Peter Gabriel, Fred Armisen, Gotye, and Jon Anderson.
Inventor Don Tavel died suddenly when his newborn daughter was just ten weeks old. Growing up surrounded by mythical stories of her “genius” father, Not until she is in her mid-twenties and on tour with rock musician Grace Potter is the seed planted to discover what he invented. Resynator is a narrative documentary that begins when Alison rescues Don’s synthesizer prototype from her grandmother’s attic.
Aided by estranged family, lost friends, fellow inventors and celebrated musicians, Alison soon comes to discover Don’s brilliance herself. But in unpacking his life, she also discovers unsettling truths about her father that don’t align with her long-held perception of him, as the picture of a vulnerable man emerges to replace the superhero version she had imagined all her life.
Watch the official trailer for Resynator