El Documental del mes - A FILM UNFINISHED - el Documental del mes

At the end of WWII, 60 minutes of raw film, having sat undisturbed in an East German archive, was discovered.  Shot by the Nazis in Warsaw in May 1942, and labeled simply “Ghetto,” this footage quickly became a resource for historians seeking an authentic record of the Warsaw Ghetto. However, the later discovery of a long-missing reel, inclusive of multiple takes and cameraman staging scenes, complicated earlier readings of the footage. Yael Hersonski presents the raw footage in its entirety, carefully noting fictionalized sequences (including a staged dinner party) falsely showing “the good life” enjoyed by Jewish urbanites, and probes deep into the making of a now-infamous Nazi propaganda film.

Yael Hersonski works as a freelance filmmaker and editor since she graduated in the Sam Spiegel Cinema School Film and Television. She has worked as content director of the Channel 10’s weekly program about documentaries and nowadays is working in the editing of documentaries and non-reality programs fot the Israelian TV. A Film Unfinished is her first long documentary.

> Hot Docs. Best International Movie. Canada, 2010.

> Sundance Film Festival. Best Documentary Editing. EUA, 2010.

> Berlinale, International Film Festival of Berlin. Germany, 2010.

> Memorimage, Festival Internacional de Cine de Reus. Spain, 2010.