The Jewish Innovation
Killing the Fiddler on the Roof is a comedy about Adam, a Jewish man, five minutes before he marries a non-Jewish woman, Vicky Cheung. Just before the ceremony, he is confronted by photographs of his ancestors, who come to life in order to prevent him from marrying a gentile.
The movie is filled with great one-liners, eccentric characters and lot of heart. I would love for all of you to be a part of its creation and help out!
– Spread the word! Tell all your friends on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, AND EMAIL. We want to create a buzz around the creation and completion of this film and every person that clicks “share” is already helping.
-CONTRIBUTIONS. Our goal is to raise $7,500 and I believe we can do it, if everyone chips in just a little bit. This will probably not cover the entire costs of production, but will definitely put us at a great starting point.
The Impact
The film deals with personal desires in conflict with cultural tradition, but with a comedic spin. Jewish identity seems to become more diverse each day. I hope that this film will be an anchor point for the future of our growing community.
The film will hopefully start an intergenerational dialogue in the Jewish community and will be appropriate for youth groups, Hillel’s and congregations across the United States.
What Will You Do with the Money?
I plan to film this movie in New York City, since I already have an entire crew of incredible students on board ready to help out. However, getting access to a location is not always easy and can be very costly. In my previous films I always tried to use locations that were free of cost and at my disposal. However this story will require us to rent a space. And then there’s the costs of equipment rental (camera lenses are not cheap, but an essential part of visual storytelling), designing and dressing the set, wardrobe for our wonderful cast, transportation and of course having a hot meal on set for the amazing crew I mentioned. Post-production is costly as well. I will edit the film myself, but then it will need to be sound designed, color corrected, mixed, original score and festival submission fees. There’s a reason they call it the film “business”, and it is definitely an expensive one. However, I am confident that my abilities as a filmmaker allow me to attain great value with few resources.
