Author Archives: Amy Stone

Feminists in Focus:
Yes, There’s Room for More Films on the Holocaust

It’s the love stories and the mysteries of the Holocaust that can bring something fresh. Continue reading

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Reporting back from the New York Jewish Film Festival
But would you go there? ‘Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort’

The Kutsher’s story testifies to the drive and determination that made Kutsher’s a piece of Jewish Americana for more than a century. Continue reading

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Feminists in Focus:
Reporting back from the New York Jewish Film Festival
Recreating the Past – Incessant Visions: Letters From an Architect

His monumental works have mostly vanished from the earth – bombed by Allied forces – but Erich Mendelsohn and his beloved Louise are brought back to life in Israeli filmmaker Duki Dror’s “Incessant Visions: Letters From an Architect.” Continue reading

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Reporting back from the New York Jewish Film Festival
Mission Accomplished for ‘Bottle in the Gaza Sea’

And how encouraging to see that fresh and touching ground remains to communicate the message that the bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians is too inhuman to continue. Continue reading

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Reporting back from the New York Jewish Film Festival
Peeling Away the Layers of ‘Restoration’

Finely crafted is the operative phrase for “Restoration.” The 2010 Israeli film (English subtitles) directed by Joseph Madmony tells the tale of Fidelman, an aging restorer of antique furniture stubbornly trying to hang onto his business. Continue reading

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