by Ara Rubyan | Aug 20, 2014
Four generations of a Jewish immigrant family create Russ and Daughters, a Lower East Side lox and herring emporium that survives and thrives. Produced to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the store, this documentary features an extensive interview with two of the original daughters for whom the store was named, now 100 and 92 years old, and interviews with prominent enthusiasts of the store including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, chef Mario Batali, New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin, and 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer.
2014 · Documentary · 52 minutes · Director:Julie Cohen · USA:English · Rated G
WINNER Audience Choice Award
- Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
- San Diego Jewish Film Festival
- Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival
- Portland OR Jewish Film Festival
- Rochester NY Jewish Film Festival
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by Ara Rubyan | Aug 20, 2014
The Lady In Number 6 is one of the most inspirational and uplifting stories of the year. 109 year old, Alice Herz Sommer, the world’s oldest pianist and Holocaust survivor, shares her story on how to achieve a long and happy life. She discussed the importance of music, laughter and how to have an optimistic outlook on life. This film won the Oscar for best documentary short subject at the 2014 Oscars.
2014 · Documentary Short · 39 minutes · Director:Malcolm Clarke · USA: English · Rated PG
2014 Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject
Hitler’s Children is a unique documentary film that reveals, for the first time, the ways in which family members of high rank senior Nazi officers from Hitler’s inner circle struggle with the burden of carrying a terror-inducing surname.
During detailed interviews, families such as Goering, Himmler, and Hoess share the feelings of guilt and responsibility that accompany them in their daily lives.
2011 · Documentary · 59 minutes · Director:Chanoch Ze’evi · Israel: English, German · Rated PG
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by Ara Rubyan | Aug 20, 2014
“A genial slacker, a private investigator and a femme fatale join forces to rescue a kidnapped holy man in Avi Nesher’s engagingly helmed “The Wonders,” an unusual dramedy that offers a stylish and amusing riff on “Chinatown” by way of “Alice In Wonderland.” But on another level, it provides ripped-from-the-headlines commentary on the messianic cults that misuse the millions of shekels finagled from their followers, as well as the appeal of religion as a panacea for lost souls searching for something to believe in. “ ~Variety
2013 · Feature Dramedy · 112 minutes · Director: Avi Nesher · Israel: Hebrew · Rated R
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by Ara Rubyan | Aug 20, 2014
The name may not be instantly familiar, but at the height of his popularity, David Steinberg was one of the world’s best known stand-up comics, and he later directed some of the most successful situation comedies of the last 20 years. Plentiful clips of Steinberg’s priceless performances and TV directing credits (Seinfeld, Mad About You, Golden Girls, and Curb Your Enthusiasm) are paired with backstage stories from Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Norm Macdonald, Jeff Garlin and others who illuminate David Steinberg’s place as a comedian of note in the American comedy pantheon.
2013 · Documentary · 80 minutes · Director: Barry Avrich · USA: English · Rated R
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Under the Same Sun follows the lives of two businessmen—one Palestinian and one Israeli—as they struggle to forge a business relationship leading to surprising results. Set in the near future, it focuses on how these business leaders cope with the unique political and personal challenges posed by operating in societies where there is a strong stigma against working with the “other.”
2013 · Feature · 75 minutes · Director: Sameh Zoabi · Israel: Hebrew, Arabic, English · Rated PG-13
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