Bold World / ReelNATION
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Films
Henna Splash | Eclaboussure de Henné
(1 min. 30 sec.; Release Year: 2006)
A visual poem exploring the beauty of Henna, a tradition shared by women of many cultures and religions across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Inspired by a trip to Qatar, this film also represents my first sight of Umm Sa'id (Musay'id/ Messaied) and the Arabian/Persian Gulf, a true depaissage for me as a Jewish woman, who, at the time, was not living as a fully observant Jew.
In traditional Middle Eastern culture which keeps a concept of modesty across religions ~ Judaism, Islam, Christianity ~ the body art of Henna, representing beauty for Muslim Middle Eastern, African and Asian women for centuries, thrives.
An art most often associated with Islam, Henna actually has a very long and glorious history within the Jewish tradition, as well.
~ Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham (née Yvonne Michele Anderson)
Ysasu: La Mode dans la rue André del Sarte
(Documentary Short; Release Year: 2007)
A mini-documentary short about Jhon Su, a lover of world fashion, and his hip, eclectic boutique, Ysasu, a hidden treasure in a tiny Parisian street on the border of northeastern Paris' creative and immigrant communities of Montmartre, Barbès, Château Rouge and La Goutte d'Or. Here, John and Ysasu collaborate with French graffiti artist DaCruz in order to celebrate "fashion in the street".
~ Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham (née Yvonne Michele Anderson)
Témoignages pour Mémoire (Testimony for Memory)
(Feature-Length Documentary; Release Year: 2007)
Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham (née Yvonne Michele Anderson) and Bold World / ReelNATION served as the English language Translator of the French language Holocaust Testimonies featured in this film.
Ms. Anderson-Avraham (née Ms. Anderson) also served as an independent Productrice Déléguée (Producer) on this film executive produced by Ms. Claudine Drame and the Festival international du film contre l'exclusion et pour la tolérance (FIFET).
In their own words, Holocaust survivors Henri Borlant, Marcel Jabelot, and Violette Jacquet-Silberstein share their experiences of deportation and incarceration in concentration camps during World War II. Interviews conducted by Claudine Drame, Annette Wieviorka, Geneviève Decrop, and Régine Waintrater.
De leurs propres paroles, survivants de la Shoah Henri Borlant, Marcel Jabelot, et Violette Jacquet-Silberstein partagent leurs expériences de la déportation et de l'emprisonnement dans les camps de concentration pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Entretiens menés par Claudine Drame, Annette Wieviorka, Geneviève Decrop, et Régine Waintrater.
~ Ruth Rachel Anderson-Avraham (née Yvonne Michele Anderson)