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Muranow

  • Israel
  • Documentary
  • 2021
  • 69 / 58 min.
  • Director(s): Chen Shelach
  • Producer(s): Micha Livne (Co-Creator)

Synopsis

The Muranow neighborhood in Warsaw was a flourishing and important Jewish center. During World War II the neighborhood was turned into the ”Warsaw Ghetto” When the war ended the neighborhood was rebuilt with the rubble of its own destruction. Today thousands of Polish people live in the green and spacious Muranow neighborhood, yet its dark past keeps haunting it. Polish residents claim that Jewish ghosts live in the neighborhood. They say at night they shake off the dust and ashes that cover them, and wander the streets they once lived in. Other residents think the ghosts are a metaphor for the life, culture and memories of the Jewish people buried beneath the ground.

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Credits

Director(s)

Chen Shelach

Producer(s)

Micha Livne (Co-Creator)

Script

Chen Shelach

Cinematography

Micha Livne

Editor

Chen Shelach

Original Language

Hebrew, Polish, English

Subtitles

English

Sound Designer

Rotem Dror

Original Music Composer

Itamar Gross

Art Directors & Animation

Yaron Shin, Zohar Yosifon

Research

Chen Shelach

Post Production

Anat Vogman

Festival Highlights

Docs Against Gravity, Poland, 2021

Shanghai International Film Festival, China, SIFF Documentaries, 2021

DOK.fest Munich , Germany, 2021

Toronto Jewish Film Festival , Canada, 2021

Jerusalem International Film Festival , Israel, 2020

Reviews

  • "An intriguing exploration of a haunted space."
    - Annette Insdorf, author of Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust
  • "Delivering stunning images of the old and the new, this is a perfect passion project. "
    - Filmuforia