Documentary
Promotional Videos. Music Videos. Performance and Event Coverage. Documentary.
Documentary filmmaking is a visual and audible form of storytelling that focuses on a specific moment of the human experience.
Sometimes straight forward and sometimes at a slant; FamJam Productions aims to share compelling stories.
Below are the various short and long form FamJam Production documentary projects.
Documentary filmmaking is a visual and audible form of storytelling that focuses on a specific moment of the human experience.
Sometimes straight forward and sometimes at a slant; FamJam Productions aims to share compelling stories.
Below are the various short and long form FamJam Production documentary projects.
Mifgash: Encountering Jewish Identity in the 21st Century (2010) (English, 60 min.) www.mifgashfilm.com
Since it was founded in December 1999, Taglit-Birthright Israel brought over 300,000 young Jews from 52 countries to Israel for a free ten-day tour. Overwhelmingly, participants are from North America and are largely disconnected from the organized Jewish community. Mifgash: Encountering Jewish Identity in the 21st Century tells the story of Bus 740 on their Taglit-Birthright Israel trip and highlights the challenging, enlightening, and ultimately life changing moments as the participants question, reflect, and grapple with their own Jewish identity.
Participants share their expectations, concerns and hopes for their experience as they explore to the Golan Heights, climb Masada, float in the Dead Sea, excavate ancient ruins, ride camels, and spend Shabbat in Jerusalem. Half way into the trip, eight Israeli soldiers join their Diaspora peers inorder for them to learn from each other about what it means to be Jewish today, and what this means for the future of the Jewish people.
The film also features interviews with people intricately involved in establishing and sustaining the program. They include Jewish philanthropists Charles Bronfman, Michael Steinhardt, and Lynn Shusterman; Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Boston's President Barry Shrage and Associate Vice-President of Israel and Education Cheryl Aronson; Taglit-Birthright Israel CEO Gidi Mark; former Israeli Minster of Diaspora Affairs Isaac Herzog and former Israel Minister of Justice Yossie Beilin; and the Director of the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies Len Saxe.
Related Links: film website - www.mifgashfilm.com facebook page - facebook.com/mifgashfilm hulu link (free streaming) - www.hulu.com fundraising campaign - http://kck.st/aNHJdH [success] |
New York Megaphonica (2009) (English, 8 min.) www.myspace.com/megaphonica
The New York Megaphonica debuted its earth-shattering, mind-
blowing sound on the summer solstice, Sunday, June 21, 2009his year as part of Make Music New York's Mass Appeal series. A chorus of eclectic musicians and artists come together to perform pieces both arranged and improvised, armed with only their voices and their megaphones. The audience is encouraged to get up, get down and get involved. People, come together to make noise!
Official Selection, Glovebox Short Film and Animation Festival (2011) Related Links: film website - myspace.com/megaphonica facebook page - facebook.com/mifgashfilm |
