The Klezmer Project

Synopsis

A Jewish wedding cameraman falls in love with a klezmer clarinetist and pretends to be making a documentary in order to spend time with her. His fake project leads to a real journey through Eastern Europe in search of lost klezmer melodies and the remnants of Yiddish culture. A documentary-fiction hybrid. Winner of the Best First Feature Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

CAST

Paloma Schachmann

Director

Leandro Koch

Director

Leandro Koch

Leandro

Paloma Schachmann

Paloma

Perla Sneh

Narradora

Rebeca Yanover

Rebeca

César Lerner

César Lerner

Marcelo Moguilevsky

Marcelo Moguilevsky

Bob Cohen

Bob Cohen

Ivan Popovych

Ivan Popovych

Simkhe Nemet

Simkhe Nemet

Vanya Lemen

Vanya Lemen

Paloma Schachmann

Director

Leandro Koch

Director

Leandro Koch

Leandro

Paloma Schachmann

Paloma

Perla Sneh

Narradora

Rebeca Yanover

Rebeca

César Lerner

César Lerner

Marcelo Moguilevsky

Marcelo Moguilevsky

Bob Cohen

Bob Cohen

Ivan Popovych

Ivan Popovych

Simkhe Nemet

Simkhe Nemet

Vanya Lemen

Vanya Lemen

film still