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Films: Documentary captures young Orthodox boxer’s journey

Saul Austerlitz April 11, 2008

The era of Jewish boxers — tough guys from the ghettos, like Benny Leonard and Barney Ross — is over. For that matter, the era of boxing itself, once king of all American sports, has passed, as well. In that regard, Dmitriy Salita is doubly a throwback, being both Jewish and a boxer, with an added twist: As a practicing Orthodox Jew, he does not fight on the Sabbath. What normally might be a potentially fatal limitation for a boxer (many fights are scheduled for weekend nights) has proved to be a public relations bonanza for this undefeated junior welterweight, now the star of Jason Hutt\’s documentary film, \”Orthodox Stance,\” opening April 11 in Los Angeles.

Israeli Producer’s Election-Day Risk

Tom Tugend March 23, 2006

It\’s little more than a week to the airdate, March 28, and Ofra Bikel is still putting the final touches on her hourlong documentary, \”Israel: The Unexpected Candidate.\”\nThat\’s not like Bikel, a meticulous professional, described by critic Howard Rosenberg in the Los Angeles Times as \”one of television\’s premier documentary filmmakers … whose camera wields the power to mobilize public opinion through exposure.\”\n\”Usually, I take seven to eight months to make a documentary, but in this case I had only six weeks,\” Bikel said in an hourlong phone call from Tel Aviv, her speech a medley of Israeli, French and American accents.

Cowboy Cupid Bares His Horse Sense

Naomi Pfefferman February 9, 2006

Filmmaker Michele Ohayon\’s career previously highlighted serious (and politically correct) subjects, such as oppressed Palestinians and homeless women. She won a 1997 Oscar nomination for \”Colors Straight Up,\” her profile of urban youth in the aftermath of the L.A. riots.

Two Dark Tales Illuminated at Sundance

Robert David Jaffee January 12, 2006

Martin Scorsese has famously influenced a whole generation of American filmmakers, from Abel Ferrara and Quentin Tarantino to Rob Weiss and Nick Gomez. But his influence is not limited to filmmakers in this country.

Spectator – Sweet Music Amid Turmoil

Tom Tugend October 20, 2005

Summing up her experience, Schramm observes, \”If we look at the headlines, we see generalities. But when we look at one individual, we see more deeply.

Sunrise, Sundance, Swiftly Fly the Films

Amy Klein February 3, 2005

\”West Bank Story\” was one of a handful of Jewish-themed films screened at the Sundance Film Festival, which ended Sunday night in Park City, Utah. With the deafening chatter around this small town about which studio picked up which film for how many millions of dollars, it\’s hard to sniff out, not the hottest films — but the most Jewish.

Viva la Cinema!

Corrie MacLaggan February 5, 2004

In Veracruz, Mexico, there lived a group of people who for generations had avoided eating pork and lit candles on Friday night without knowing why. In the early 1980s, some members of the group discovered their Jewish roots and converted to Judaism, and now, 20 years later, are still struggling for acceptance from the Jewish community in Mexico.

Their story is being told in \”Eight Candles,\” a 2002 Mexican documentary, one of nine Jewish films being shown in Mexico\’s first Jewish film festival.

Arab-Israeli Tension, Love Focus of Fest

Tom Tugend May 22, 2003

The 19th annual Israel Film Festival will showcase 33 movie features, television films, documentaries and student shorts from the Jewish State from May 28 through June 8.

The Sound Of Oscar

Tom Tugend February 13, 2003

And the award goes to –The Holocaust! No, the Academy Awards have not been given out yet, but the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and\nSciences nominated \”The Pianist,\” a searing film of one Jew\’s survival during the doomed uprisings of the ghetto and city of Warsaw during the Nazi occupation, for seven Oscars, including best picture.

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