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The Shoshani Riddle
Israel 2023 | 86’ | Feature documentary - New ReleaseProduced by: Michael Grynspan, New Vision Productions
Directed by: Michael Grynszpan
Cinematography: Philippe Bellaiche
Editing: Roy Ben Ami
Sound Design: Michael Goorevich
Music: Daniel Markovitch
Supported by: Kan 11, The Second Israeli Authority for Television & Radio, Gesher Film Foundation - Avi Chai Foundation, The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, Matanel Foundation
Languages: Hebrew, English, French, with English subtitles
No one knows his real name; he is only known as Mr. Shoshani. He was an eternal nomad, a mad genius, who attracted disciples such as Nobel Prize winner Eli Weisel and renowned philosopher Emmanuel Levinas. Mr. Shoshani is one of the unsolved riddles of the 20th century, he is among the 10 most mysterious people of all time.
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Lost Lines, Last Traces
Germany 2022 |2x52` | 2part documentary - New ReleaseWritten and directed by: Martin Gressmann
Produced by: Martin Gressmann
Language: German with English Subtitles, French and Spanish version available (2023)
More than seven decades later, director Martin Gressmann ("Das Gelände- The Grounds 2014“) follows the main routes of the death marches through Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where some 200 memorial plaques now stand.
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Only in Theaters
US 2022, 2023 International release | 93’ | Feature documentary - New ReleaseProduced by: Raphael Sbarge, Thomas Cassetta
Directed by: Raphael Sbarge
Editing: Rick Pratt
Cinematography: Matt Kubas
Sound: Thomas Cassetta
Music: Isabelle Engmann-Bredvik, Gerardo Garcia
Animation: Alex Grey
Language: Original English version
The Laemmle Theaters in US, a beloved Arthouse Cinema chain with a Hollywood legacy, has elevated the art of filmmaking for 85 years, but is facing a series of seismic shifts. ONLY IN THEATERS, filmed over 2 1/2 years, chronicles this family-run business, and their determination to survive in a changing world. This is a story about our love of Cinema, resilience, and family.
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Jews of the Wild West
US 2022, 2023 International release | 82’ | Feature documentary - New ReleaseProduced by: Amanda Kinsey, Electric Yolk Productions
Directed by: Amanda Kinsey
Editing: Molly Paul
Cinematography: Joe Friedman, Bill Stengel, Domingo Lamarre, Dan Anderson, Corey Leavitt, James Chance, Dan Edblom
Sound: Kwan Ki Chau, Corey Leavitt
Colorist: Daniel Goldberg
Supported by: Colorado Forum Fund, Rosalind P Walter Foundation, Rose Community Foundation, Heitler Fund
Language: Original English version
Widening the historical lens, this documentary focuses on an under-explored aspect of Jewish history: the role that Jews played in Western American expansion, both in real life and in the movies.
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Shapira & I
Doc, 57 min, 2014Written & Directed by: Yoram Sabo
Produced by: Yoram Sabo
Sponsored by: The Second Authority for Television, the Gesher Foundation, the AviChai Foundation, Marc Rich Foundation
Language: Hebrew and English with English subtitles
An obsessive filmmaker hot on the tracks of one of the most fascinating enigmas of modern scholarship. A tale of forgery and discovery that spans years and locations.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
KAFKA'S LAST STORY
Doc, 53 min, 2011Written & Directed by: Sagi Bornstein
Produced by: Sagi Bornstein – Bosa Productions
Co-Produced by: Christian Drewing - EIKON Südwest GmbH
The fate of Kafka's invaluable writings. This film is a detective story; an adventure that crosses geographical boundaries as well as cultural and chronological ones; an exploration beginning early in the 20th century, and continuing to this day.Rent Online - For Home Use Only :$8.90DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Writing as I Should
doc, 48 min, Digibeta, Color, 2010Shooting Director: Lena Chaplin
Editing Director: Pony Brzezinski
Editing: Benjamin Freidenberg
Sponsored by: Channel 8-Israel
language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A patchwork of interviews with acclaimed late author and critic Batya Gur. An intimate a beautiful tribute to a unique literary voice.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
My Beloved Uncles
Doc, 72 min, 2015Written, Directed & Produced by: Eran Barak
Sponsored by: Yes Docu, Rabinovich Fund Cinema Project, Gesher Film Fund, Ostrovsky Family Fund
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles
A look at those who remained in the neighborhood, and were left to suffer the pain of non-integration into Israeli society. This is also a poetic quest for a long-vanished uncle that ends up inspiring questions of identity, fate, dreams and hopes.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90 -
Nikita Kino
Doc, 40 min, 16mm, Color, 2008Directed by: Vivian Ostrovsky
Produced by: Vivian Ostrovsky
Languages: English version, French version
Reflections of 1970s Soviet Russia through material gathered by filmmaker Vivian Ostrovsky during a series of expeditions in and around Moscow with her Brazilian family - mixed with Soviet-era found footage.DVD - For Home Use Only :$29.90Out of stock