Seed of Sarah
Contributors:
Greta Schiller, Angelina Rèaux
Funding:
New York State Council for the Arts
Film duration:
27
Year:
1998
Countries:
USA
Original format:
Betacam SP
Colour:
Colour
A video collage of song and remembrance, based on Judith Magyar Isaacson's highly acclaimed memoir recounting her real-life story as a young Hungarian girl growing up during the tumultuous years of WWII and the Holocaust. The film follows Judith's present day journey back to the places of her past, reflecting an interior journey to recover memories she had long repressed as a means of survival. The film's soundtrack is a contemporary electronic opera for one voice, featuring acclaimed vocalist Angelina Reaux. Staged scenes from the opera, together with rare archive footage and private family photos, combine to create a haunting tale of a young woman's coming of age.
Description source: Cinenova paper archive
Images
Cover:
Stills:
Related