Joe's Violin
Appearance
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Directed by | Kahane Cooperman |
Produced by | Kahane Cooperman Raphaela Neihausen |
Cinematography | Bob Richman |
Edited by | Amira Dughri Andrew Saunderson |
Music by | Gary Meister |
Production company | Lucky Two Productions |
Distributed by | The New Yorker |
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Running time | 24 Minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Joe's Violin is a 2016 American short documentary film directed by Kahane Cooperman, and produced by Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen, that follows a moment in the life of a Polish survivor of the Holocaust from the time he decides to drop off his 70-year-old violin during a local instrument drive through the violin's acquisition by a new owner, a 12-year-old girl from the Bronx, and recounts how the experience changes both their lives.
Cast
- Joe Feingold – as himself. Holocaust survivor.[1]
- Regina Feingold
- Brianna Perez – as herself. School girl.
- Kathleen Drohan
Reception
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 14 April 2016.[2][3]
Awards
- 2017: Academy Awards – Best Documentary Short Subject – Nominated[4][5]
References
- ^ Grisar, P. J. (17 April 2020). "Joseph Feingold, survivor and documentary subject, dies at 97". The Forward. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
Joseph Feingold, a Holocaust survivor, architect and memoirist whose gift of music brought a unique friendship to a South Bronx community died April 15 of pneumonia and COVID-19. He was 97. Jozef Fajngold was born to socialist parents on March 23, 1923 in Warsaw. His father, Aron, a carpenter, and mother Ruchele (nee Jakubowski), a polyglot homemaker, encouraged his musical education by purchasing him a violin when he was five and paying for lessons with a local teacher.
- ^ Amber Janieson (26 April 2016). "Joe's Violin: a Holocaust survivor, a schoolgirl and an unlikely friendship". The Guardian.
- ^ Nicholas Alexander Brown (29 May 2016). "When Music Restores Faith in Humanity". Huffington Post.
- ^ Variety, Staff (2017-01-24). "Oscar Nominations: Complete List". Variety. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Joe's Violin at IMDb
- Joe's Violin at The New Yorker
- Joe's Violin on Kickstarter