Two documentaries are
now available for purchase: Silent Pioneers and Girona,
The Mother of Israel: The
Jews of Catalonia. Rembrandt Films also has several documentaries
in development.
Silent Pioneers, 43 minutes, 1985
A film by Patricia Giniger Snyder, Lucy
Winer, Harvey Marks and Paula
deKoenigsberg (Silent Pioneers Productions)
in cooperation with SAGE (Senior Action in a Gay Environment), and
co-conceived by Patricia Giniger Snyder & Audrey Seidman
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National PBS Airing. Distributed in a dozen countries including Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and to universities, libraries, senior citizens
& gay/lesbian organizations. “Silent Pioneers” is
a ground-breaking film about elderly lesbians and gay men who lived
through an era when being gay was not tolerated, and who battled
for self-esteem and survival in a "straight world."
Among those profiled are: a male couple still in love after
55 years of partnership; a former monk turned rancher in Arizona
in his 80’s; a leader of the peace movement living with her
partner and community in the Florida Keys; and a black great-grandmother
who came out to her children and grandchildren. |
- Emmy Nomination, Most
Outstanding Program
- Gold Plaque Award,
Chicago Film
Festival
- Athens Film
Festival, Grand Prize
- Black Mariah Film Festival,
Golden Star
- CINE Golden Eagle,
among many others…
“The witnesses of this film are genuinely stimulating,
conveying moments ranging in tone from hilarious to the tragic in
this poignant, courageous offering”
-- LA Times
“A touching documentary…you
don’t have to be gay to find understanding here.”
-- NY Times
Girona, The Mother of
Israel: The Jews of
Catalonia, 30 minutes.
A Rembrandt Films video produced with the
City Halls of Barcelona and Girona, and the Catedra
Barcelona-Nova York
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This documentary traces the arrival, daily life and expulsion of the Jews
from Catalonia to the vibrant Jewish community in Spain today. The program combines beautiful
footage of Girona’s Jewish Quarter with
dynamic images of medieval Jews and interviews with historians,
members of Barcelona’s Jewish community, a Catholic professor
descended from secret Jews, and the folksinger, Rosa Zaragoza who
sings Catalan-Ladino songs. Girona, which was once the home of Nahmanides (The Ramban) and an important
school of Kabbalah, has been called the “Mother of Israel”
because it is considered a spiritual resting place for the wandering
Jew.
“An informative,
enlightening and beautifully presented program. I
recommend it very highly.”
--Rabbi Marc D. Angel
The Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue, New York
“Captivating. Tells a story that needs
to be told.” --Gabe
Levinson, The Jewish Week
Silent Pioneers
Girona, The Mother of Israel: The
Jews of Catalonia
Now available on DVD!
Silent
Pioneers |
DVD
$24.95 |
DVD |
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Girona, The Mother
of Israel: The Jews of Catalonia
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DVD $24.95 |
DVD |
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