“Man is a genius when he is dreaming.”
“Man is a genius when he is dreaming.”
― Akira Kurosawa
― Akira Kurosawa
Documentary
When the Smoke Clears
This documentary film tells the true stories of young Israeli soldiers whose injuries leave them fighting for the strength to live. Making breakthroughs and finding meaning by reaching out to those in need, they discover that what didn’t kill them really did make them stronger.
Director: Rebecca Shore
Writer / Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
Converts: The Journey of Becoming Jewish
This documentary follows several non-Jews from around the world as they go through the conversion process. Diana from Costa Rica, Adam from Toronto, and Bianka from Warsaw.
Director: Oren Rosenfeld & Rebecca Shore
Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
Fringes
A new documentary that tells three stories of spiritual innovation, focusing on young Jews in Israel, Canada and the US.
Director: Paula Weiman-Kelman
Writer / Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
Giro d'Italia's Secret Holocaust Hero
In the darkest days of World War 2 Italy, record-breaking Italian cyclist Gino Bartali used his bicycle frame to smuggle forged documents, saving 800 Jews from death. This inspired the Giro in 2018 to begin in Israel, the first time the race has opened outside Europe.
Director: Rebecca Shore
Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
Secrets of the Tomb of the Patriarchs
A short film visiting the birthplace of monotheism and the roots of Israel and the Jewish people - Hebron. Follow host Yishai Fleisher as we walk the same 4,500 year old steps that the biblical Abraham ascended.
DP: Joshua Fleisher
Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
Under the Rainbow
A group of young Hasidic Jews descends on the annual Rainbow Gathering in Arizona. They quickly set up their "Kosher Kitchen" and begin serving spirituality and food to other Jews, seekers, misfits, and street corner prophets.
Director / Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
Beyond Paranoia: The War Against the Jews
An honest and comprehensive dive into the history of antisemitism and how it has now morphed into anti-Israel sentiment.
Director: Monique Schwarz
Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
A Piece
A short documentary film shot in 2000 during the beginning of the intifada in Israel.
Director / Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
YUSSR in Minsk
Every year Jewish teenagers from around the world come to Minsk to teach Judaism to the community and its children.
Director / Editor: Ryan Lifchitz