Joe’s Violin

Showing In

Jews in Shorts: Docs (2016)
Castro Theatre Wed, Jul 27, 2016 1:50 PM
True life characters are often more compelling than fictional ones. A filmmaker’s childhood image from a forgotten home movie; a 90-year-old ready to eat bacon for the first time; a violinist parting with his sacred instrument, which changes the life of a 12-year-old schoolgirl; a legendary actor with dual identities, French and Jewish. These are subjects of this year's emotionally compelling documentary shorts program. - Joshua Moore
Jews in Shorts: Docs (2016)
Piedmont Theatre Sat, Aug 6, 2016 12:20 PM
True life characters are often more compelling than fictional ones. A filmmaker’s childhood image from a forgotten home movie; a 90-year-old ready to eat bacon for the first time; a violinist parting with his sacred instrument, which changes the life of a 12-year-old schoolgirl; a legendary actor with dual identities, French and Jewish. These are subjects of this year's emotionally compelling documentary shorts program. - Joshua Moore
Film Info
Director(s):Kahane Cooperman
Editor(s):Amira Dughri
Andrew Saunderson
Cinematographer:Bob Richman
Producer:Raphaela Neihausen
Country:United States
Year of Production:2016
Running Time:24 min.
Language(s):English
Categories:Documentary
Shorts
Premiere Status:West Coast
Genre-Subject:Arts
Education
Girls
Music
Seniors
History

Description

Sponsored by David Jadeson.

Joseph Feingold, a Polish Holocaust survivor donates the violin he’s had for 70 years to a local instrument drive, changing the life of a 12-year-old schoolgirl from the nation’s poorest congressional district and unexpectedly, his own. Winner, Audience Award for Best Short Film, Nantucket Film Festival. Winner, Audience Award for Best Short Film, Montclair Film Festival.