Budapest-based novelist, poet, essayist and screenwriter Gábor T. Szántó co-wrote with director Ferenc Török the powerful Hungarian film “1945.”
Elan Golod, a former IDF soldier and director of Nathan-ism, relates the history behind the making of his documentary about a Jewish soldier who chronicled the Nuremberg Trials through a self-invented art form.
Emmy award-winning documentarian Alexandra Dean wrote and directed “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story,” a film that delves into the life of the Jewish émigré film star from Austria.
Ofir Raul Grazier received Israel's 2018 Ophir Award for Best Director and Best Film for his first feature narrative, "The Cakemaker." The film tackles with great sensitivity the story of intimate relationships, lost love, and the German-Israeli connection.
In 2019 Ophir Award-nominated “Working Woman" (for Best Film), Israeli film director Michal Aviad looks at Israeli society and the problem of sexual harassment in the workplace. Actress Liron Ben-Shlush won the Ophir for Best Actress.
Palestinian-Israeli writer/director Sameh Zoabi talks about his comedy, "Tel Aviv on Fire," winner of the 2019 Israeli Ophir Award for Best Screenplay. The film centers on a Palestinian who becomes a soap opera writer after befriending an Israeli soldier at a check point.
Producer and first-time director Dan Friedkin talks about "The Last Vermeer," set in the aftermath of World War II. Joseph Piller (Claes Bang), is a Dutch Jewish soldier who returns home to find a society intent on only seeking vengeance. Piller seeks justice, even for those for whom he has little regard.
Producer Robert Lantos, director François Girard & Three-time Oscar-winner composer Howard Shore discuss their narrative film "The Song of Names," about a violin prodigy left in London by his Polish Jewish parents weeks before the outbreak of World War II, so that he may study. Then events take over!
It's 1933 Berlin and nine-year old Anna's life changes from the ground up. Her father, a well-known Jewish journalist, must flee in the middle of the night, with Anna and her family to follow. Writer-Director Caroline Link (Nowhere in Africa) speaks about her challenge to adapt Judith Kerr's beloved children's book.
Israeli director Idan Haguel discusses his film ‘Concerned Citizen,’ a dark comedy that tackles race and gentrification through the story of a gay couple in a multi-racial neighborhood in contemporary Tel Aviv.
Writer/Director Roberta Grossman talks about her documentary film focused on Dr. Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes archive that was created during WWII in the Warsaw Ghetto to preserve the story of Jews during the Holocaust
Mike Burstyn sits down with Eric to discuss his film directorial debut, "Azimuth," about the Six Day War. The discussion also touches on Burstyn's long-ranging show business career, which includes his childhood roles in theater and many films, like "Two Kuni Levels," in which he had starring roles.
Eric is joined by Israeli-American writer, producer, director, and reserve duty captain in the IDF Dan Gordon, who wrote the Broadway play and now the film “Irena’s Vow,” the unbelievable true story of Irena Gut-Updike who hid twelve Jews in a cellar below the quarters of a Nazi officer during World War II.
Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, co-directors with Ken Burns of the PBS documentary series, "The U.S. and the Holocaust," speak about the challenges and difficult decisions they had to make in developing their three-part six-hour documentary.
Documentarian Ron Frank talks about "Remembering Gene Wilder," his film about the legendary comic actor’s life, his legacy, and battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Wilder was a larger than life individual captured so effectively by the filmmaker.
Morris Ben-Mayor talks about "Queen Shoshana," his award-winning new documentary film about Shoshana Damari, Israel's greatest female singer. Widely known as the "first Israeli diva," Damari graced local and international stages, stirring millions with her beguiling voice and spectacular performance. Yet behind the larger-than-life persona and her memorable songs was a woman about whom we know little.
Géza Röhrig, Hungarian poet and “Son of Saul” actor, joins discusses “After: Poetry Destroys Silence,” the experimental film from artist Richard Kroehling about the critical need for poetry as a means of remembering and addressing trauma.
Filmmaker Eytan Fox ("Yossi and Jagger", "Walk on Water") sits down with Eric to discuss “Sublet,” his latest drama about a sorrowful American travel writer brought back to life by a younger man and the city of Tel Aviv.