
7:30 PM Thursday April 15
preceded by Jewish Life in Bialystok
Russia, 2002, 52 min., video
Russian with English subtitles
Director: Yevgeni Tsymbal
This fascinating profile of the three Kaufman brothers – David,
Moisey and Boris – uses wonderful archival footage to trace their
roots from Jewish Bialystok to their triumphs in cinema history. David
(DzigaVertov) is best known for Man With a Movie Camera and
Boris won an Oscar for shooting On the Waterfront.
Sponsor:
Action for Soviet Jewry
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