On December 7, 1946 the immigrant ship Rafiach, making its way from Yugoslavia, sank near the barren island of Syrina, one of the Greek islands. Most of the Ma’apilim survived and were rescued a few days later. On board the ship was a 12-day-old baby that survived with his parents. 66 years later, a journey to his roots leads Shlomo, that baby, to discover more details about the true story of the drowning. This, in turn, leads to an emotional quest, already burdened by the issues of a Second Generation. Alongside this story, we also learn about Mossad agent Abraham Lichovski who saved the immigrants. His character emerges from the shadows as animated character and tells the story as written his own hidden reports for the first time on screen.


Waves of Memory

Doc, 75 min, 2014

Written and Directed by: Gad Aisen
Produced by: Gad Aisen & Gilad Reshef – Making Waves Ltd.
Animation by: Sharon Michaeli
Sponsored by: The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts & Israel Chanel 10
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles

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On December 7, 1946 the immigrant ship Rafiach, making its way from Yugoslavia, sank near the barren island of Syrina, one of the Greek islands. Most of the Ma’apilim survived and were rescued a few days later. On board the ship was a 12-day-old baby that survived with his parents. 66 years later, a journey to his roots leads Shlomo, that baby, to discover more details about the true story of the drowning. This, in turn, leads to an emotional quest, already burdened by the issues of a Second Generation. Alongside this story, we also learn about Mossad agent Abraham Lichovski who saved the immigrants. His character emerges from the shadows as animated character and tells the...

Festivals

  • International TV Festival Bar, Montenegro, 2015
  • Days of Ethnographic Film, Slovenia, 2015
  • Aegean International Documentary Film Festival, Greece, 2014
  • Rolan International Film Festival for Children & Youth, Armenia, 2014

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Festivals

  • International TV Festival Bar, Montenegro, 2015
  • Days of Ethnographic Film, Slovenia, 2015
  • Aegean International Documentary Film Festival, Greece, 2014
  • Rolan International Film Festival for Children & Youth, Armenia, 2014

Educational

  • The Spiro Ark, UK
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Gettysburg University
  • Georgetown University
  • Yad VaShem Visual Center
  • Harvard University
  • The US Holocaust Museum & Memorial
  • Duke University
  • Arizona State University