A Song of Loves – R. David Buzaglo
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A Song of Loves – R. David Buzaglo
Rabbi David Buzaglo was the greatest Hebrew liturgical poet of the twentieth century. Born in Morocco in 1903, his literary output had a major impact on a community of hundreds of thousands of people. From his prolific period in the Diaspora to the years he spent in a ruptured Israel, Buzaglo’s poetry has initiated an abrupt shift in Sephardic liturgical writing, but it also served as a vital link between the modern era and a tradition that dates back to Spanish Jewry’s Golden Age. But Buzaglo was more than just a great poet. The actions he took at seminal moments in history had a critical impact in shaping the identity of Maghreb Jews. This film is an intimate look at Buzaglo’s life and career, from its roots in the rich tradition of Hebrew poetry in Morocco through the liturgical revolution in Israel.
Festivals and Awards:
DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2015
Director: Rafael Balulu
Producer: Yair Qedar, Michal Watis, Gili Nadav
Production Company: Yair Qedar
Cinematographer: Avigail Sperber, Additional Cinematography: Idan Glikzelig, Vladimir Belinski
Editor: Yael Bedarshi, Design & Animation: Jewboy
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Eldema
Original Soundtrack: Rabbi Haim Louk, Rabbi David Buzaglo
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television,, IBA - Channel 1,Pais Council for Arts and Culture,Avi-Chai Fund
Script: Rafael Balulu
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: שיר יְדִידוֹת – ר' דוד בוזגלו
Category: Art and Culture
Tag Words: diaspora Immigration Maghreb Jew Morocco Piyyut Poet poetry Sephardi Jew
Rabbi David Buzaglo was the greatest Hebrew liturgical poet of the twentieth century. Born in Morocco in 1903, his literary output had a major impact on a community of hundreds of thousands of people. From his prolific period in the Diaspora to the years he spent in a ruptured Israel, Buzaglo’s poetry has initiated an abrupt shift in Sephardic liturgical writing, but it also served as a vital link between the modern era and a tradition that dates back to Spanish Jewry’s Golden Age. But Buzaglo was more than just a great poet. The actions he took at seminal moments in history had a critical impact in shaping the identity of Maghreb Jews. This film is an intimate look at Buzaglo’s life and career, from its roots in the rich tradition of Hebrew poetry in Morocco through the liturgical revolution in Israel.
Festivals and Awards:
DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2015
Director: Rafael Balulu
Producer: Yair Qedar, Michal Watis, Gili Nadav
Production Company: Yair Qedar
Cinematographer: Avigail Sperber, Additional Cinematography: Idan Glikzelig, Vladimir Belinski
Editor: Yael Bedarshi, Design & Animation: Jewboy
Soundtrack Editor: Aviv Eldema
Original Soundtrack: Rabbi Haim Louk, Rabbi David Buzaglo
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television,, IBA - Channel 1,Pais Council for Arts and Culture,Avi-Chai Fund
Script: Rafael Balulu
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: שיר יְדִידוֹת – ר' דוד בוזגלו
Category: Art and Culture
Tag Words: diaspora Immigration Maghreb Jew Morocco Piyyut Poet poetry Sephardi Jew