Film documents massacre of Jews in Lithuanian shtetl
On Aug. 29, 1941, Molètai residents, in partnership with Nazi officers, massacred the Jewish townspeople.
New doc is an ode to bizarre art of shoeshining
The film screens April 29 at the Isabel Bader Theatre, and at the Hart House Theatre on April 30 and May 4.
FILM EXPLORES CHRISTMAS MUSIC’S JEWISH ROOTS
Filmmaker Larry Weinstein explores Jewish contributions to Christmas music.
CBC doc sheds light on reformed white supremacist
The story of a man born into an Orthodox family who later joined a white supremacist group.
Winnipeggers commemorate Kristallnacht with documentary screening
Joe’s Violin is an uplifting documentary that was released in 2016. It was the centrepiece of Winnipeg’s annual commemoration of Kristallnacht.
Leora Eisen’s fascination with fire makes her most-in-demand documentarian
Eisen takes her fear of fire, into an investigation, making her one of the most sought out documentarians in Canada.
Sister’s suicide subject of starkly honest documentary
Hope Litoff, through film, tries to uncover the reason her talented, beautiful sister decided to take her life.
Mermaids documentary examines the latest trend of ‘mermaiding’
The feature-length documentary Mermaids concentrates on five women who frequently fulfil a personal fantasy by transforming into these sirens of the sea.
Doc explores: Is there such a thing as Israeli cuisine?
As explored in In Search of Israeli Cuisine, some say the country is too young, and its food options stemming from too many regions, to create a proper national flavour. The film opens June 16 at Toronto’s the Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema.
Filmmaker documents parents’ attempt to escape USSR
Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov has dreamt of making a documentary about her parents’ attempted escape from the USSR, which eventually brought them to Israel,for many years.
