Josh Seftel: A mother, a son, and an iPad

Filmmaker Josh Seftel bought his mother an iPad last year, and what happened in the months to come would change his life forever.
Filmmaker Josh Seftel bought his mother an iPad last year, and what happened in the months to come would change his life forever.
Filmmaker Josh Seftel bought his mother an iPad last year, and what happened in the months to come would change his life forever.
Josh Seftel: A mother, a son, and an iPad
Josh Seftel: A mother, a son, and an iPad
Josh Seftel: A mother, a son, and an iPad

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This is the story of a mother,
a son and an iPad.

(ringtone)

This is me about a year ago,
calling my mother.

Hello? Can you see me?
- I can't see.

Oh, now I can.
- Oh, my finger was on--

And this is my mom about a year ago,
still getting the hang of her new iPad.

Yeah, the camera.

We're using software
called FaceTime.

But my mom has another name for it.
What is this called?

Facelift.
- This software is called Facelift?

Something like that.
- But this story starts way before this.

This is my dad.
He met my mom. They got married.

They raised three kids.
That's me in the middle.

And this is me, years later,
after I decided to become a filmmaker.

That's when I started
filming my parents all the time.

I filmed them fighting.
- You never button your- Now these-

I filmed them having fun.
- Let go!

(laughter)
I could tell they liked me filming them.

Especially my mom.
- I wouldn't mind being a television s-

on television or the radio.

Yeah, but your chances of that are?
- Nil.

However, you never know.
- You never know.

Not long after this, my dad
was diagnosed with a serious lung disease.

That's when the filming stopped.
Within a month, my dad was gone.

My mom was alone now,
and my sisters and I were worried.

So, for her 70th birthday,
we bought her an iPad.

Which brings us full circle.
- I can't hear you.

I've lost your voice.
- It was a rocky beginning.

Hello?

But once she got the hang of it...
- Hi!

...we started talking all the time.
Hows it going?

And I noticed she especially
liked talking about showbusiness.

So, just like before,
I started filming her.

(ringtone)

I call our conversations "My Mom on Movies"
and I share them on YouTube.

From Justin Bieber's monkey...
- I dont think he cared about his monkey.

...to Miley Cyrus twerking.
- What was it called? Um, turkey or twerky?

Or twerking?
Is that what it is?

Our videos have a loyal following.
These days, reporters are calling my mom.

We've been on radio shows...
- Hi Pat, this is Faith.

Thank you for joining us.
- Thank you.

...and in newspapers.

But the best part of it all is that
the chats have brought us closer together.

The conversations usually start
with something about the movies.

What do you think about Bradley Cooper
and how he's living with his mother?

You think that's nice?
- Oh yeah, I do.

But they always move to
something a little more personal.

How would you like it if I lived with you?
- Oh, I'd love it!

It'd be like a dream come true.
- Why?

I like you.
And I miss you.

When people ask me about it, I say:

Everyone should get their mom
an iPad and do a web series with her.

It might make her famous,
and I promise

it'll go much deeper than that.