CO-PRODUCTIONS
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VISHNIAC
Roman Vishniac is best known for having traversed Eastern Europe from 1935 through 1938 on assignment for the Joint Distribution Committee to photograph Jewish life in Eastern Europe. These photographs are one of the last remaining visual records of a world and culture that had been almost entirely destroyed by the end of World War II. VISHNIAC will not only delve into the person and story “behind the photos.” It will be another vantage point from which to view this crucial part of Jewish history, through the lens of a brilliantly gifted artist who grasped the importance of his subjects, and wanted to capture the imprint of a world that was slipping away |
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BIRDDOG NATION
They flipped the House in 2018. Now they’re back in 2020. Follow the suburban women who were activated after the 2016 election as they are schooled by activists from the Birddog Nation, including Ady Barkan, a dying father with ALS who is fighting for democracy with his last breath, and Ana Maria Archila, a sexual assault survivor who confronts Senator Jeff Flake on an elevator during Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings. The leaders of the Birddog Nation set the women on a path deeper and more radical than they ever imagined. Are they the key to another Blue Wave in 2020? |
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IN THE MATTER OF CHA JUNG HEE
ON DVD: In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee is a feature-length documentary exploring the thorny ethical issues surrounding international adoptions through the personal journey of Korean adoptee Deann Borshay Liem, who travels to Korea in search of her “double” – a girl whose identity was switched with hers immediately before Liem was adopted by an American family. This is a follow-up to Liem’s film First Person Plural, which premiered at Sundance and aired on the POV series on PBS. |
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ON COAL RIVER
ON DVD: On Coal River is a verite-style documentary film set in the heart of West Virginia, where longtime residents are forced to take a stand against an increasingly mechanized and destructive coal industry. Following in the tradition of documentaries like Harlan County, USA, the film portrays four ordinary Americans facing extraordinary challenges. Dramatic, entertaining and humorous at times, On Coal River captures the nuances and textures of life at the fault lines of our nation's energy and environmental policy debate. |
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MIMI AND DONA
ON PBS! Mimi and Dona is a personal documentary about a 92-year-old mother, Mimi, who must part ways with her 64-year-old daughter, Dona, who has an intellectual disability. Produced and directed by Mimi’s granddaughter, Sophie Sartain, Mimi and Dona captures the quirky, insular world of Mimi and Dona and documents the anguish of their separation, as well as the family’s confusion about finding care for Dona. |
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ON THE MAP
On The Map is the incredible true story about how the Tel Aviv team no one thought could win toppled the four-time defending European Champions and put Israel firmly on the map. |
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PETIT RAT
A Jewish girl's dream of becoming a ballerina is destroyed by the Nazi invasion of Paris. She vows that if she has daughters, they will become dancers. Nearly 80 years later, she and her two daughters confront the wounding impact of that pledge as they dance together for the very first time—towards reconciliation, forgiveness and healing. Petit Rat is about the intergenerational trauma of war, sibling rivalry and how familial love can heal the wounds that bind. |
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GEOGRAPHIES OF KINSHIP
Geographies of Kinship is a 90-minute documentary that explores the history of transnational adoptions of Korean children from the 1950s to the present. Directed by Deann Borshay Liem, Geographies of Kinship will use character-driven stories as a springboard to examine the complex interplay of geopolitics, transracial adoption, and cross-cultural kinship and identity in our increasingly globalized world. |
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SHALOM BOLLYWOOD
Shalom Bollywood: The Untold Story of Indian Cinema is a narrated, feature-length documentary, told in the style and feel of a Bollywood film, which reveals the unknown history of India’s tiny 2000 year old Indian Jewish community and its female superstars who shaped the world’s biggest film industry. |
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GABE TOMORROW
As an eleven year old, Gabe Dunsmith was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer affecting one in a million children his age. Today he is a 17-year-old environmental journalist working to piece together the story of his illness which includes an abandoned Superfund site, EPA negligence and developers of a gated community. Gabe Tomorrow is an unlikely coming-of-age story about Gabe, a young man who bravely battles the EPA as he faces challenges typical of being a high school senior. |
