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Schocken on the Verge of Consensus
Recommended David Shem-Tov 18/09/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 18/09/2020

Schocken on the Verge of Consensus

Image courtesy Schocken Institute.

שוקן, על גבול הקונצנזוס | Noemi Schory | Israel/Germany, 2020 | Hebrew/German/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 82m | DCP | Distributor/Sales: Liran Atzmor | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020 | DocuShuk

The legacy of businessman and publisher Salman Schocken.

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Oliver Sacks:  His Own Life
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 11/09/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 11/09/2020

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life

Ric Burns | US, 2019 | English | Documentary | 110m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Zeitgeist Films | Festival marketing sample: New York Film Festival 2019 | Trailer

Oliver Sacks in his own words, mostly.

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The House on Wannsee Street
Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/08/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/08/2020

The House on Wannsee Street

La Casa de Wannsee | Poli Martinez Kaplun | Argentina, 2019 | Spanish (English subtitles) | Documentary | 70m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Poli Martinez Kaplun | Festival marketing sample: MJFF 2020 | Trailer

Poli Martinez Kaplun tells the epic story of her family’s displacement.

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Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 10/07/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 10/07/2020

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl | Caroline Link | Germany/Switzerland, 2019 | German/Swiss German/French/English (English subtitles) | Drama | 119m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Beta Films/NA: Greenwich Entertainment | Trailer

Anna Kemper becomes a refugee and leaves her toy rabbit behind.

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Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 29/06/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 29/06/2020

Henri Dauman: Looking Up

Peter Kenneth Jones | US, 2018 | English/French (English subtitles) | Documentary | 86m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: House of Film | Festival marketing sample: UKJFF 2019 | Trailer

Photojournalist Henri Dauman seeks to control his image.

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Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 26/05/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 26/05/2020

My Father and Me

Nick Broomfield | United Kingdom, 2019 | English | Documentary | 97m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Lafayette Films | Festival marketing sample: UKJFF 2019 | Clip

Nick Broomfield’s loving portrait of his father, the photographer Maurice Broomfield.

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Chichinette - the Accidental Spy
Recommended David Shem-Tov 25/05/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 25/05/2020

Chichinette - the Accidental Spy

Nicola Hens | Germany/France, 2019 | English/French (English subtitles) | Documentary | 86m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Kino Lorber | Festival marketing sample: Haifa 2019 | Trailer

Marthe Cohn, a Jewish spy in Nazi Germany.

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Refugee Lullaby
Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 21/04/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 21/04/2020

Refugee Lullaby

Image courtesy of production.

הרועה | Ronit Kertsner | Austria/Israel, 2019 | English/German/Yiddish (English subtitles) | Documentary | 72m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Go2Films | Trailer

Yiddish-lullaby singing shepherd assists refugees in Austria.

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Winter Journey
Recommended David Shem-Tov 20/04/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 20/04/2020

Winter Journey

Vinterejse | Anders Østergaard | Denmark/Germany, 2019 | English/German (English subtitles) | Docudrama | 90m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Plus Pictures | Festival marketing sample: IDFA 2019 | Trailer

An Arizona retiree recalls his participation in the Jüdischer Kulturbund.

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Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 23/02/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 23/02/2020

Persian Lessons

Vadim Perelman | Russian Federation/Germany/Belarus, 2019 | French, German (English subtitles) | Drama | 127m | 2K DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Cohen Media Group | Festival marketing sample: Berlinale 2020 | Trailer

A Belgian Jew evades execution by teaching Farsi to an officer in a concentration camp.

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It Takes a Family
Recommended David Shem-Tov 16/02/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 16/02/2020

It Takes a Family

De skygger vi arver | Susanne Kovacs | Denmark, 2019 | Danish (English subtitles) | IMDB | Documentary | 59m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Tarkovski Films | Trailer

The trauma of 2nd generation Danish Holocaust survivors.

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Shalom Allah
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 20/12/2019 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 20/12/2019

Shalom Allah

David Vogel | Switzerland, 2019 | French/Swiss German (English subtitles) | IMDB | Documentary | 99m | Distributor/Sales: Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion | Festival marketing sample: Locarno Film Festival 2019 | Trailer

Swiss converts to Islam are profiled by a Jewish radio journalist.

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The Last of Them
Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 13/12/2019 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 13/12/2019

The Last of Them

La Dernière d’entre elles | Pierre Goetschel | France, 2018 | French (English subtitles) | Documentary | 72m | Distributor/Sales: Les films de l'œil sauvage | Festival marketing sample: Crossing Europe Film Festival 2020 | Trailer

The story of the remarkable Rosette Levy, the last of a group of French women holocaust survivors.

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