2017 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE, JOE'S VIOLIN

2017 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

A POWERFUL STORY ABOUT THE POWER OF MUSIC TO INSPIRE AND CONNECT PEOPLE ACROSS BACKGROUNDS AND GENERATIONS

In Joe's Violin , a donated musical instrument forges an improbable friendship between 91-year-old Joe Feingold, a Holocaust survivor, and 12-year-old Brianna Perez, Bronx school girl, showing how the power of music can bring light in the darkest of times and how a small act can have a great impact.

Presented by

THE NEW YORKER /

CONDÉ NAST ENTERTAINMENT

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http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/a-holocaust-survivors-violin-finds-a-new-home

Runtime: 24 minutes

FILMMAKERS & FILM SUBJECTS AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS TO DISCUSS THE AWARD-WINNING CLASSICAL MUSIC DOCUMENTARY

Director Kahane Cooperman

(11-Time Primetime Emmy Award-Winner)

Producer Raphaela Neihausen

Film subject Joe Feingold (Holocaust survivor and violin donor)
Film subject Brianna Perez (student musician and violin recipient)
Film subject Kokoe Tanaka-Suwan (NYC public school music teacher)

"This film is really about the power of music to transcend everything, to transcend generations, and cultural backgrounds, and connect people and bring them together."