Congratulations to nyfa alumna raphaela neihausen on her academy award nomination for joes violin february 9, 2017 new york film academy alumna raphaela neihausens short documentary film, joes violin, which she produced, was nominated for an academy award for best documentary short. In the oscarnominated joes violin, a donated musical instrument forges an improbable friendship. Watch documentary short joes violin blogs the strad. The film tells the story of a violin being passed from holocaust survivor joseph feingold to 12year old bronx schoolgirl brianna perez. A couple of weeks ago, as political storm clouds swirled around washington, i happened to attend a new york screening of a short documentary called joes violin. Only two issues of this new incarnation headed up by gore were published, a third issue which was completed never made it to the printer. Kickstarters director of documentary film, liz cook, who worked with cooperman and their team on the joes violin audience engagement campaign says, i am so incredibly excited for kahane and the team behind joes violin for their nomination. The screening also includes the awardwinning short film, joes violin. In joes violin, a donated musical instrument forges an improbable bond between 91yearold holocaust survivor joe feingold and 12yearold bronx school girl brianna perez, showing how the power of music can bring light in the darkest of times and how a small act can have a great impact. Following the journey of a donated violin that links nonagenarian holocaust survivor joe feingold to 12yearold bronx schoolgirl brianna perez, joes violin is easily the most heartwarming of the documentary shorts nominated for this years oscar. A 91yearold holocaust survivor donates his violin to an instrument drive, changing the life of a 12yearold schoolgirl from the bronx and, unexpectedly, his own.
A 91yearold holocaust survivor donates his violin to an instrument drive, changing the life of a 12yearold schoolgirl from the bronx and unexpectedly, his own. Pov acquires oscarnominated short joes violin for 30th. Its a touching story about feingolds decision to donate the violin he bought when he lived in a. The biggest risk we face now is not completing the film because of a lack of money. The film tells the story of a holocaust survivor who donates his violin to a bronx schoolgirl. Joes violin is a 2016 american short documentary film directed by kahane cooperman and produced by kahane cooperman and raphaela neihausen that. Like the instrument, it finds a way to put across what cannot be captured in words. Joes violin director kahane cooperman and producer raphaela neihausen discuss the. Joes violin is a beautiful short film that tells the moving story of a beloved violin and its second life in the hands of a budding young musician. And did you always know that this would be a short, or even a film. Nominated for best documentary short subject academy award in 2017. Joed violin tells the story of a violin, passed from an older generation to a younger, but is much more than that. This film tells the story of how joe feingold donated a violin to wqxr instrument drive, a program by the mister hollands opus foundation which intended to gather instruments from people who didnt use them.
Though the violins story is rooted in unspeakable tragedy, and its recipient lives in the. Heres your daily dose of an indie film in progress at the end of the week, youll have the chance to vote for your. Her film, joes violin, is up for an award for short documentary a category typically ignored by viewers more interested in what emma stone is wearing. She is currently the showrunnerexecutive producer of the new yorker presents.
We see him today in rooms full of unshowy but plainly treasured things, with a wife whose face is lined from smiling. In the awardwinning short documentary film joes violin, a donated musical instrument forges an improbable friendship between 91yearold holocaust survivor. Very object has a story and the story that joes violin has to tell is saddening but heartwarming. Joes painful past is recounted gently, illustrated with a surprising number of black and white photographs. European premiere at idfa 2016 a holocaust survivor donates his violin to a girl from a destitute neighborhood in new york, and the instrument offers her a new opportunity in life. A holocaust survivors violin finds a new home the new. Congratulations to nyfa alumna raphaela neihausen on her.
I think i just said to her, kahane, im going to produce your film. Joes violin tells the story of joseph feingold, 91, of new york city, who donated his violin to the charity instrument drive by. Film threat short and sweet but never cloying, joes violin is a real treasure. Violins of hope follows the journey of israeli violinmaker amnon weinstein in his efforts to restore violins recovered from the holocaust, and. Did bethesda natives oscarnominated film win academy award. Violins of hope and joes violin the little theatre. My take on it in my quest to try and watch all of the films nominated for an oscar this year, i found this film on youtube thanks to my good friend damien of riley central. This is joes violin trailerhd by go2films on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Its an emotional story that immediately resonates with everyone, making it a perfect film to bring to kickstarter for initial support in. Distributie tricia steele, regina feingold, joesph feingold, felice mancini, ame gilbert. Pov acquires oscarnominated short joes violin for 2017 broadcast on pbs. The violin becomes a passing of the torch that is easily digestible and perfect for a film of this bitesize nature. This is joes violin trailerhd by film ohne grenzen on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. I watched a 24minute shortfilm documentary called joes violin, by kahane cooperman, made in 2016, was an oscar nominee in 2017.
Academy award nominated short documentary joes violin, 94 yearold holocaust survivor joseph feingold strikes an unlikely friendship with a bronx. The 19 kickstarterfunded films you can catch at the 2016 tribeca film festival. Student short film competition winners and joes violin. Joes violin epk page4% raphaela produced the documentary miss gulag recipient of grants from the ford foundation and sundance documentary fund that premiered at the 2007 berlin film festival and was broadcast all over the world. Receive a thank you on our website and a joes violin postcard signed by the filmmakers and mailed anywhere in the world, plus all previous rewards. There is nothing profound or earthshattering about joes violin, and that is a great thing. Brief synopsis short film about the way a holocaust survivor and young aspiring musician meet after he decides to donate his violin to her school. Kahane cooperman is the directorproducer of joes violin. New documentary, joes violin, which premiered at the tribeca film festival, details the friendship between a 93yearold survivor of the holocaust and a 14yearold.
Joes violin examines how a musical instrument can change lives. Well while watching the documentary you may not think about it, but there have been reports that the white helmets have been paid for by the west and are helping terrorists. The film threat website launched just before the print magazines demise in 1996. She completed the song and then they just embraced in the most meaningful hug and it was just incredible. Joes violin 2016 full movie online english youtube. We need funds to film joseph as he visits briannas school in june, shoot. The 24minute film, which can be viewed via the new yorker, tells the story of 91 year old joseph feingold, a warsawborn, upper west side. Kahane cooperman directed the awardwinning short, which has already won. Celebrated pbs documentary series pov has acquired the broadcast rights for joes violin, an academy award nominee in best documentary short subject. Video archive for the film joes violin, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2016. Prior to that role, she was a coexecutive producer of the daily show with jon stewart. Composer kris bowers on challenges of completing mrs. 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 70year old violin during a local instrument drive through the violin s acquisition by a new owner, a 12yearold girl from the bronx, and.
As they watch, have students paraphrase one quotation. The atlanta jewish film festival is an independent nonprofit arts organization that continues an active partnership with its founding agency, american jewish committee. Joes violin 2016 a 91yearold holocaust survivor donates his violin to an instrument drive, changing the life of a 12yearold schoolgirl from the bronx and unexpectedly, his own. The secrets of the violin documentary stradivarius, guarneri del gesu duration. The scene in which the two lives intersect, what is effectively the film s climax, is wonderful. Short and sweet but never cloying, joes violin is a real treasure. All middle school, high school, and college students in south carolina are eligible to participate in the columbia jewish film festival student short film competition. Joes violin director kahane cooperman on making of emotional. Joes 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 70year old violin during a local instrument drive through the violins acquisition by a new owner, a 12yearold girl from the bronx, and.
Music connects holocaust survivor and bronx schoolgirl in film nominated for academy award in best documentary short. Joes violin 2016 cast and crew a 91yearold holocaust survivors violin donation during an instrument drive changes the life of a 12yearold girl from the bronx. With kathleen drohan, joesph feingold, regina feingold, ame gilbert. While this short documentary still 40 minutes long won an academy award for best short documentary, there is a lot of controversy. Most popular violin covers of popular songs 2018 best instrumental violin covers 2018. Kahane cooperman is raising funds for joes violin on kickstarter. You can see joes violin on saturday, february 25 at 3. In the academy award winning joes violin, a 91yearold holocaust survivors violin donation changes a young girls life. Short and sweet but never cloying, joe s violin is a real treasure. This film so so beautiful that it needs little, so lets dive straight into this incredible film, brought to us by the new yorker. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below.
A 91yearold holocaust survivor donates his violin to an instrument drive, changing the life of a 12yearold schoolgirl. Joes violin 2016 full movie online english baru2 movie. Joes violin 2016 a 91yearold holocaust survivors violin donation during an instrument drive changes the life of a 12yearold girl from the bronx. Joes violin tells a crossgenerational tale of bonding. Pov acquires oscarnominated short joes violin for 2017. Joes violin, a short documentary that was nominated for an oscar, features joseph feingold, a holocaust survivor who lives at the esplanade on 74th street and west end avenue. The 24 minute runtime seemed to rush by, due to the fact that i was invested so much into it.
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