“Man is a genius when he is dreaming.”
“Man is a genius when he is dreaming.”
― Akira Kurosawa
― Akira Kurosawa
Recent Work
When the Smoke Clears
Director: Rebecca Shore
Writers:: Ryan Lifchitz & Fernanda Rossi
Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
Genre: Documentry
When the Smoke Clears: A Story of Brotherhood, Resilience and Hope 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.
The film shares the accounts of Gil, Ofer, and Elad – young war veterans whose unthinkable battle experiences leave them with life-altering mental and physical scars.
When the Smoke Clears follows this band of brothers during the darkest times of their lives, and proves that massive growth and healing can come through giving to others, transforming them into heroes in their own lives and in the lives of those around them.
Beyond Paranoia
Director: Monique Schwartz
Writers: Ryan Lifchitz & Monique Schwartz
Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
Genre: Documentary
A passionate, personal and fearless documentary film about the emergence in our time
of a new and virulent form of anti-Semitism
Using richly layered interviews with Jewish writers, academics, journalists and communal figures, veteran Australian filmmaker Monique Schwartz explores the history of centuries of anti-Semitism around the world, exposing sinister new variations of this oldest hatred that are taking root in Western society today.
Fringes
Director: Paula Weiman-Kelman
Writer & Editor: Ryan Lifchitz
Genre: Documentary
Documentarian Paula Weiman-Kelman winds together three stories of young Jews’ spiritual innovation like the fringes of a tallit. These inspiring portraits from Israel, Canada and the United States show a cutting-edge Judaism for the 21st century.