Pessia’s Necklace
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Pessia’s Necklace
On her eightieth birthday, Pessia Goldfarb is determined to travel to her parents’ house in Poland. She intends to find a golden necklace, which she and her sister hid before they were taken to Auschwitz. The necklace is indeed located were it had been hidden, however this discovery leads Pesya to reveal her true identity to her granddaughter, who escorts her on this trip.
Festivals and Awards:
Honorary 2nd Award in the short fiction category at the Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, Poland, 2007; Special Jury Prize at the Besalu Jewish Film Festival, Spain, 2007; Vancouver Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Santiago Short Film Festival, Chile, 2006; Argentina Jewish Film Festival, 2006; Sao Paolo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2006; Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, 2006; EuroShorts, Poland, 2007; FIPA Biarritz, France, 2007; Seattle Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2007; Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2007; Grand Rapids Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Cincinnati Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2007; Chicago Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2007; Jersey Shore Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; South Africa Israeli Film Festival, 2007; Israeli Film Festival in NY and LA, USA, 2007; Pacific Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; San Diego Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Stamford Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Spokane Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Virginia Tech Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Palm Springs Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007
Director: Jorge Gurvich
Producer: Jorge Gurvich
Production Company: La Strada Productions
Cinematographer: Uri Ackerman
Editor: Tanya Raikhlin
Original Soundtrack: Rafi Kadishzon
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, HOT
Cast: Batia Lancet, Gaya Traub Production Company: La Strada Productions
Script: Dany Horowitz
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English, Spanish
Film Name in Hebrew: השרשרת של פסיה
On her eightieth birthday, Pessia Goldfarb is determined to travel to her parents’ house in Poland. She intends to find a golden necklace, which she and her sister hid before they were taken to Auschwitz. The necklace is indeed located were it had been hidden, however this discovery leads Pesya to reveal her true identity to her granddaughter, who escorts her on this trip.
Festivals and Awards:
Honorary 2nd Award in the short fiction category at the Warsaw Jewish Film Festival, Poland, 2007; Special Jury Prize at the Besalu Jewish Film Festival, Spain, 2007; Vancouver Film Festival, Canada, 2006; Santiago Short Film Festival, Chile, 2006; Argentina Jewish Film Festival, 2006; Sao Paolo International Film Festival, Brazil, 2006; Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, 2006; EuroShorts, Poland, 2007; FIPA Biarritz, France, 2007; Seattle Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Vancouver Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2007; Toronto Jewish Film Festival, Canada, 2007; Grand Rapids Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Cincinnati Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2007; Chicago Israeli Film Festival, USA, 2007; Jersey Shore Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; South Africa Israeli Film Festival, 2007; Israeli Film Festival in NY and LA, USA, 2007; Pacific Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; San Diego Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Stamford Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Spokane Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Virginia Tech Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007; Palm Springs Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2007
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On Go2Films website
Director: Jorge Gurvich
Producer: Jorge Gurvich
Production Company: La Strada Productions
Cinematographer: Uri Ackerman
Editor: Tanya Raikhlin
Original Soundtrack: Rafi Kadishzon
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, HOT
Cast: Batia Lancet, Gaya Traub Production Company: La Strada Productions
Script: Dany Horowitz
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: Hebrew, English, Spanish
Film Name in Hebrew: השרשרת של פסיה
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