my olympic summer
2008
Director, Writer, Editor
12 minutes color/B&W Super-8
my olympic summer chronicles the subterranean currents of the filmmaker’s parents’ young marriage, set against the historical backdrop of the taking of hostages at the Munich Olympic games of 1972.
link to ⎯ https://vimeo.com/159076449
Awards
Jury Prize for Short Filmmaking Sundance Film Festival
Onda Curta Award Indielisboa Film Festival
Director’s Choice Award Black Maria Film Festival
Grand Jury Award Best Documentary Short Florida Film Festival
Best Short Documentary Nashville Film Festival
Best Short Documentary Brooklyn Arts Council Film Festival
Grand Prize Cabbagetown Film/Video Festival (Toronto)
Honorable Mention Ann Arbor Film Festival
Nomination IDFA
Screenings
Ann Arbor Film Festival
Ashland Film Festival
Aspen Film Festival
Atlanta Film Festival
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
BAM/Sundance Series – Curated
Bellaria International Film Festival (Italy)
Black Maria Film Festival
Brooklyn Arts Council Film Festival
Cabbagetown Film Festival
Calgary International Film Festival
Cucalorus Film Festival
Expression en Corto (Mexico)
Florida Film Festival
Full Frame Film Festival
Indielisboa Film Festival
IDFA
London Film Festival
Maryland Film Festival
Medina del Campo Film Festival (Spain)
Mendocino Film Festival 0
Middle East International Film Festival (Abu Dhabi/United Emirates)
Nashville Film Festival
New Directors/New Films
Rooftop Film Festival
San Diego Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Savannah Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
True/False Film Festival
Vancouver International Festival
Washington D.C. Jewish Film Festival
New Filmmakers NYC Anthology Film Archive—Short Experimental Documentaries
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