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Inventor Don Tavel died suddenly when his newborn daughter was just ten weeks old. Growing up surrounded by mythical stories of her “genius” father, Alison’s life is consequently absent from any meaningful connection to him. 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. What starts off as a curious resurrection project of her dad’s Resynator soon launches into an insatiable, globe-trotting quest to untangle the web of myths and unlock the deep secrets surrounding his life and invention.

Aided by estranged family, lost friends, fellow inventors and celebrated musicians (Grace Potter, Peter Gabriel, Fred Armisen, Gotye, Jon Anderson and more), 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. Not only can she finally relate to him on a human level, but their parallel Resynator journeys reveal an indomitable bond between them.

DIRECTED BY Alison Tavel
WRITTEN BY Kathryn Robson, Alison Tavel
FEATURING Grace Potter, Peter Gabriel, Fred Armisen, Gotye, Jon Anderson
PRODUCED BY Jon Lullo, Brendan Walter, Kathryn Robson, Sara Nesson, Christopher Noviello, Barbara McDonough & Alison Tavel
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY Grace Potter
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY Justin Key, Max Cutrone, David Yeaman & Beth Cloutier
EDITING BY Kathryn Robson & Chris Gibson
ANIMATION BY Danny Madden
SCORE BY Chris Ruggiero

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