Chaim

film type fiction Production Country Germany production year 2004 runtime 14'00 colour Color
screening format 35mm aspect ratio 1.85:1 sound format Mono original-language Yiddish subtitles English

A letter from America forces a 73-year-old Berlin fishmonger to confront a traumatic incident experienced as a child when he ran for his life, innocently giving away the hiding place of his sister.

director Jonathan Greenfield Cast Dani Rudstein, Daniela Rubin, Israel Mirnik, Katrin Ritt, Klaus Tinsel, Ronen Vainer Original Score James Reynolds Editing Jonathan Greenfield Script Jonathan Greenfield DOP Ralf Mendle Sound Design Ralf Schipke Production Benjamina Mirnik film school Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
School
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Heumarkt 14
  • 50667 Köln
  • Germany
  • +49 221 201890
  • http://www.khm.de
Production
  • Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln (KHM)
  • Heumarkt 14
  • 50667 Köln
  • Germany
  • +49 221 201890
  • http://www.khm.de
Production
  • Benjamina Mirnik
Distribution
  • Benjamina Mirnik

Jonathan Greenfield

Jonathan Greenfield: Began his career as an actor and theatre director before working as a photo journalist, he graduated from Academy of Media Arts in 2004, returned to New York after his studies, passed away in 2021

Filmography
2002 Ein halbes Leben;
2003 5 Minuten bis zur Bombe; Für Israel in den Krieg;
2004 Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth