The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its creative roots in early 1960's New York, when "tradition" was on the wane as gender roles, sexuality, race relation and religion were evolving.
For the first time, intimate interviews with the show's creators reveal how he tremendous success and worldwide impact of Fiddler and its subsequent film adaptation is most appropriately viewed through the lens of the social upheaval and change in mid-20th century America.
Yet, as the film shows, the true wonder of wonders and miracle of Fiddler is that audiences world-wide and for the last half century claim the story as their own.
The documentary explores a variety of international productions of the show, detailing how individuals of many cultures see themselves in the residents of Anatevka. The film includes major worldwide productions from Canada, The United Kingdom, the Netherlands, as well as the last Broadway production revival with Danny Burstein and Jessica Hecht.
FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
* Toronto JFF 2019 - World Premiere, Audience Choice Award
* San Francisco JFF 2019 - Opening Night Film
* Washington JFF 2019 - USA Premiere
* Mayerson JCC JFF 2020 - Audience Favorite Award
* Sarasota-Mantee JFF 2020 - Fan Favorite Award
* Philadelphia Israeli FF 2019
* Atlanta JFF 2019
* Australia JIFF 2019
* Mid Westchester JFF 2019
* Denver JFF 2019
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* Reading JFF 2019
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* Richmond JFF 2019
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* Twin Cities JFF 2019
* Silicon Valley JFF 2019
* Nashville JFF 2019
* Sarasota Mantee JFF 2019
* Boston JFF 2019
* Columbia JFF 2019
* San Antonio JFF 2019
* Milwaukee JFF 2019
* Honolulu JFF 2019
* Sao Paulo JFF 2019
* West Hartford JFF 2019
* Temple Adat Yesurun 2019
* Sacramento JFF 2019
* Hong Kong JFF 2019
* Stamford JFF 2019
* Temple Beith Ami 2019
* Jackson Hole JFF 2019
* Long Beach JFF 2019
* York JFF 2019
* Temple Emanu-El, RI 2019
* Teaneck IFF 2019
* David Posnack JCC 2019
* Columbus JFF 2019
* Bucharest JFF 2019
* Palm Beach Synagogue 2019
* Rutgers JFF 2019
* UK JFF 2019
* Congregation Beth Shalom, CA 2019
* Side Walk Film Festival, AL 2019
* North Suburban Synagogue Beth El 2019
* Yiddish Book Center 2020
* Triad Greensboro JFF 2020
* Chattanooga Jewish Documentary Film Seris 2020
* East Bay JFF 2020
* Louisville JFF 2020
* Mobile AL JFF 2020
* Beth Emeth Congregation, AZ 2020
* Carmel JFF 2020
* Jewish Federation Lee and Charlotte 2020
* Memphis JFF 2020
* Wilmington JFF 2020
* Charlotte NC JFF 2020
* San Luis Obispo JFF 2020
* Palm Beach JFF 2020
* Palm Springs JCC 2020
* Tucson JFF 2020
* Spokane JFF 2020
* Congregation B'nai Tzedek, MD 2020
* Beit Oleh America and Canada in Netanya 2020
* Cincinnati JFF 2020
* Seattle JFF 2020
* Greater Baltimore JFF 2020
* Nefesh Be'nefesh, Israel 2020
* West Virginia JFF 2020
* Greater Phoenix JFF 2020
* Houston JFF 2020
* Worcester JFF 2020
* Boulder JFF 2020
* New Hampshire JFF 2020
* Greenville JFF 2020
* Altoona JFF 2020
* Rockland JFF 2020
* Ljubljana Festival of Tolerance 2020
* YESH Zurich FF 2020
* Harrisburg JFF 2020
* New Jersey JFF 2020
* Cherry Hill JFF 2020
* Wender & Friends 2020
* Barrymore Film Center, NJ 2020
* Albany JFF 2020
* Grand Rapids JFF 2020
* Temple Emanu-El, Dallas 2020
* Palm Springs JFF 2020
* Everett Jewish Life Center, NY 2020
* Detroit JFF 2020
* Greater Binghamton JFF 2020
* Bucks County Kehillah 2020
* JCC of Greater Albuquerque 2020
* Temple Beth Sholom Roslyn, NY 2020
* Maine JFF 2020
* Savannah JFF 2020
* Sidewalk Film Festival, Birmingham, AL 2020
* Athens GA JFF 2020
* Buffalo JFF 2020
* Chabad of the Conejo, LA 2020
* Napa Center for Thought & Culture 2020
* JCC Chicago 2020
* Emanuel Synagogue 2020
* Greater Dayton JFF 2020
* Michiana Jewish Film Festival 2020
* Jewish Federation of Greater Naples 2020
* Kansas City JFF 2020
* Burton Sperber Jewish Community Library 2020
* Rochester NY JFF 2020
* Falmouth Jewish Congregation 2020
* St. Louis JFF 2020
* Vienna JFF 2020
* Geneva JFF 2020
* Monadnock NH Int'l FF 2020
* Houston Congregation for Reform Judaism 2020
* Wasserman Jewish Studies Center 2020
* Sousa Mendes Foundation 2020
* Virginia Peninsula JFF 2021
* Everett Jewish Life Center, 2021
* Temple Emanu-El, Dallas 2021
* JEWISH CENTER OF HARRISON 2021
* AEPHI 2021
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