The Strength to Tell
- Created by
- Noam Demsky, Ma'aleh Film School
- location
- ירושלים, Israel (ישראל)
- Category
- Film & Video
The Jewish Innovation
What has not yet been said, written, filmed or documented about the Holocaust?Is there a story that has not yet been told? Is there a story that can touch the hearts and souls of future generations?
Here is that story told through a film.
It begins with the Eichmann trial and its 110 witnesses that took place 50 years ago in Israel.
The story continues with the discovery that fewer than a dozen of those witnesses are still alive.
The magic happens when at-risk teens in a theater program in Jerusalem meet with the survivors to turn their stories into a play.
Take a look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhQeq41Ec_Q
The Strength to Tell is an artistic and meaningful combination of original film footage from the Eichmann Trial, contemporary interviews with the survivors conducted by the teens, and scenes from the play that was performed in Jerusalem in the same location where the trial originally took place.
The importance of this project rests on the sympathy and empathy that draw these incredibly divergent groups together. From this a new sense of relevancy of the Holocaust and its lessons is revealed.
Come along for an unexpected adventure of incredible significance for the Jewish People and all those who are not willing to forget the past and thus risk repeating a dreadful chapter in world history.
The impact
This is a powerful story that brings to life a piece of the story of the Holocaust to a population that was seemingly unreachable. Using the powerful medium of film, we are able to share deeper meanings of the Survivors' lives which then directly impact the present day lives of these at-risk teens. As we move further and further from the historical events that so shaped the Jewish people, we, as a People, must find innovative ways to convey the relevance of the Holocaust to the younger generation. The Strength to Tell does just that. Upon completion, we will be able to screen the film in hundreds, if not thousands, of locations worldwide.What the money is for
The project is of exceptionally high cinematic quality. The movie, currently in the editing stage is a $115,000 project. To complete the film, including all post-production work, the final $20,000 is needed, of which I hope at least $10,000 will come from this Jewcer campaign. Once completed, the film will be distributed worldwide for television viewing as well as to community and educational institutions.![[Image: The Strength to Tell]](/img/very_big_thumb/Project/596.d57aaf55fa9ccef56460ad1a8d61e954.jpg "The Strength to Tell")
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FIlm Buddy
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3 Jewcers
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Viewing Enthusiast
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You will receive a link to download The Strength to Tell -and own it forever- and another award-winning movie from the Ma'aleh collection of films
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You will receive named credit on the film and a DVD of The Strength to Tell signed by the director and a Ma'aleh t-shirt
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Honorary Director
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1 Jewcers
You and up to 50 of your guests will be entitled to a private screening and meeting with the director of The Strength to Tell at Ma'aleh and all the gifts for Honorary Producers
I see myself as a journalist, filmmaker and social anthropologist. My documentaries have focused on a world many make judgments about, but few actually know. The critically acclaimed series, "The Yeshiva," followed a senior class in a religious high school as the boys reach a crossroad and must decide whether to stay religious or become secular. Earlier films about Israel include:the 12-part series, “Street Corners”;“The Pioneers of the Etzion Bloc”,about the 1947-48 struggle to build the state of Israel (using archival materials and interviews with pioneers; “Uman – The Story of a Journey”,about a spiritual quest; and “To Return Home”,about an American family’s aliyah, move to Israel.
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