Israeli musician Felix Mizrahi takes us to his native Cairo in search of recordings by his brother, Faraq Ibrahim, a famous violinist who died tragically when Felix was a boy. During Felix's childhood, there were 200,000 Jews in Cairo; today the remaining families are counted on the fingers of one…
Non-Aryan (2009) 12 minutes, color, SILENT, 16mm A recent article in the New York Times revealed that during the 1930’s and 1940’s administrators at Columbia University, New York, restricted the hiring of refugee Jewish medical doctors by severely limiting the number of “non-Aryans”…
Note: sound is intermittent and begins at 8:08. A recently published book by Toronto’s Art Gallery of Ontario, profiling the resurrected photographs made clandestinely by Henryk Ross ( 1910-1991) in Poland's Lodz ghetto, inspires the filmmaker to wonder once again, how his father survived…
Sosna is a type of pine tree found in Poland with a thin trunk and branches on top. “Las sosnowy ” is a forest of these trees and may have been the location where for generations; my family lived near such environments and perhaps during WWII, found refuge from persecution. For the filmmaker,…
2021 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Henri Nouwen. This spiritual master has encouraged and blessed millions the world over with his writing! To commemorate and celebrate his remarkable life and work, the Henri Nouwen Society, in partnership with Creative Communications of Bayard and the University…
I first met the legendary fire-eater Insectavora when she performed at the Coney Island Circus Side Show in Brooklyn, NY. In this film we explore her beginnings and what it takes to be a fire-eater. One thing for sure, it's a dangerous occupation. Several other Coney Island habitués…
In 2013, Russian President Vladimir Putin passed a bill forbidding the “promotion of nontraditional sexual relations to minors.” LGBT youth, now defenseless against insults and intimidation under this “gay propaganda” law, are considered sick, sinful and abnormal. Psychologists,…
Bondi Rescue follows the work of the elite professional Lifeguards who patrol Australia’s busiest beach. This is Australia’s real life Baywatch! Taking the viewers on their journey through mass rescues, drownings, resuscitations, shark sightings, and all number of the weird and wonderful…
The topic "Is there intelligent life in outer space" is timely as it has gained popularity in recent times. It's popping up all over the news and showing up on social media. Here are just a few examples: - See this summary of the US government giving credibility to reports of alien…
"Watch Over Me" by Farida Pacha Documentary, 92', b/w, 2.0 Stereo, Hindi with English subtitles © 2021 Leafbird Films, Ventana-Film, Video Without Borders The impressive, deeply moving documentary follows a Delhi palliative care team visiting terminally ill cancer patients at…
Für unseren Film "Die kalten Ringe - Gesamtdeutsch nach Tokio 1964" haben wir Lothar Claesges in seinem Haus in Krefeld (Nordrhein-Westfalen) besucht. In diesem Gespräch erinnert er sich für uns an seine leider viel zu kurze Karriere im Radsport und wie er die Olympischen Spiele…
The birth of the precious Tahitian Black Pearl In Polynesia, a shell will change the destiny of a whole country. Thanks to Japanese know-how and the dedication of a Polynesian, the marvelous Tahitian Black Pearl was born, one of the most precious jewels in the world. This is the family story of…
