Regina
Synopsis
A poetic documentary about the first woman rabbi in the world, Regina Jonas, ordained in Berlin in 1935. The inspiring story of a woman with a calling who was not easily accepted by her male colleagues is beautifully narrated by Rachel Weisz.
Credits
Director(s)
Diana Groo
Producer(s)
Ivan Angelusz. Michael Truckenbrodt,. Alan Reich, Gideon Wittenberg
Script
Diana Groo
Editor
Agnes Mogor HSE
Original Music
Daniel Kardos
Original Language
English
Subtitles
English, French
Produced with the help of
Joir and Kato Weisz Foundation
Sound designer
Daniel Bohm
Festival Highlights
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Winner
Warsaw Phoenix for the best presentation of contemporary Jewish life in filmJewish Motifs2014 -
Winner
The Lia Award for dealing with Jewish heritageJerusalem International Film Festival2013
Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival, Hong Kong, 2015
Moscow Jewish Film Festival, Russia, 2015
Jewish Motifs International Film, Poland, 2014
Religion Today Film Festival, Italy, 2014
New York Jewish Film Festival, USA, 2014
UK Jewish Film Festival, United Kingdom, 2013
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2013
Sarajevo International FilmFest, Bosnia, 2013
Krakow International Filmfest, Poland, 2013
Berlin Jewish Film Festival, Germany, 2013
Reviews
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"Passionately directed and beautifully narrated, this poetic black and white film about the world's first female rabbi is wholly inspiring..."
- The View London Review
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"A gracefully edited documentary of a woman who emerges as determined, fearless..."
- Lilith
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"What this director has built in picture and sound is a raw, deliberately primitive newsreel that’s powerfully immersive. There’s a bit of slo-mo and a few touches of what look like skip-frame tweaking from time to time, but make no mistake—Regina is the real deal."
- New York Jewish Film Festival 2014 - Critic's Choices
