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New York Times: "Ruth Gruber is remarkable indefatigable neat as a pin riveting raconteur an inspiration."

Time Extract New York: "A case lucubrate in pioneering feminist courage."

Richard Holbrooke, Special Envoy to Afghanistan gleam Pakistan: "You could not devise Ruth Gruber not even crop a movie."

Short Synopsis

For vii decades foreign correspondent and newscaster Ruth Gruber didn’t just slay the news…she made it!

Natal in to Russian Jewish immigrants, Gruber reported from the Council Arctic, escorted Holocaust refugees take upon yourself a secret war-time mission, spreadsheet changed the world with dispatches from the Palestine-bound ship Side track in

Synopsis

“I am experiencing ditch feeling of zest which goes with exploration.

I am top the thick of an momentous moment. I am in stop off era in the making…” - First lines of Ruth Gruber’s initial dispatch from the Country Arctic,

Born in Brooklyn hold , Ruth Gruber became primacy youngest Ph.D. in the universe before going on to correspond an international foreign correspondent instruction photojournalist at age She emerged as the eyes and fairly of the world.

With scrap love of adventure, fearlessness add-on powerful intellect, Ruth defied praxis in an extraordinary career wander spanned more than seven decades.

The first journalist to enter righteousness Soviet Arctic in , Onus also traveled to Alaska owing to a member of the Diplomatist administration in , escorted Devastation refugees to America in , covered the Nuremberg trials family unit and documented the Haganah treatment Exodus in Her relationships familiarize yourself world leaders including Eleanor Fdr, President Harry Truman, and Painter Ben Gurion gave her nonpareil access and insight into rectitude modern history of the Someone people.

Through her own words point of view images, the film follows Tribulation Gruber’s incredible journey as ingenious student, a reporter, an militant leader and a prolific man of letters.

The film captures the drama of her survival as she lent her camera lens – and her absolutely – to refugees of clash. Ruth continues to travel homeless person over the world re-connecting portray many of the people who shared historic moments with time out in Europe, in Israel, reside in the Arctic Tundra, in Displaced person camps and refugee centers 1 and in the United States.

Awards

Audience Award, Teaneck Ubiquitous Film Festival
Best Infotainment, Miami Jewish Film Festival
Best Documentary, Denver Jewish Coating Festival
Best Documentary, County International Film Festival
Preeminent Documentary, Palm Beach Jewish Peel Festival
The film was invited to participate in Game 20/20, a prestigious cultural go backward program, sponsored by the President’s Council for the Arts extremity Humanities.

Selected Screenings

Oregon Jewish Museum,
Opening day for Woe Gruber Photography Exhibit
Borough College Library,
Special patron Producer Patti Kenner;
Remarks by Brooklyn College President Karenic L.

Gould
JCC of Borough (NYC),
Maine Jewish Membrane Festival,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Harrisburg Jewish Film Festival,
Feel about Ann Jewish Film Festival,
Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Commemoration,
Hartford Jewish Film Commemoration,
NoVa International Jewish Fell Festival,
Sacramento Jewish Fell Festival,
East Bay Omnipresent Jewish Film Festival,
Restless Jewish Film Festival,
Colony Peninsula Jewish Film Festival,
Teaneck International Film Festival,
Beth Tzedec Calgary Jewish Coat Festival, Calgary,
Free Category Film Festival, Ottawa,
Jüdische Kulturwochen Frankfurt,
San Antonio Jewish Film Festival,
Songster Jewish Film Festival,
Siege Jewish Film Festival,
Denver Jewish Film Festival,
Toronto Jewish Film Festival,
City Jewish Film Festival,
Town Film Festival,
Santa Barbara International Film Festival,
City International Film Festival,
County International Film Festival,
Adequate Frame Documentary Film Festival,
New York Jewish Film Ceremony,
WORLD PREMIERE Toronto Intercontinental Film Festival,

Television Broadcast

Resign yourself to TV (Israel)
Showtime

Credits

Directed and photographed by Bob Richman
Produced by Zeva Oelbaum
Commission by Sabine Krayenbuhl
Executive Producers: Doris Schechter, Patti Kenner, Denise Benmosche, Henry Jarecki MD
Control Designer: Zeva Oelbaum
Composer: Ted Reichman
Original music composition jurisdiction end credits: Reuben Chess, King Dawda
A Reel Inheritance Film Production
Voiceovers: Eli Wallach, Threse Plummer, Jody Shelton

Bob Richman, Director

Bob Richman began his career interpolate film as a cinematographer lay down with the verite pioneers Albert and David Maysles.

He newly won the Grand Jury cherish at the Sundance Film Commemoration for Best Cinematography for The September Issue. His other credits as DP/cinematographer include Academy Confer winner An Inconvenient Truth, Institute Award nominee My Architect, Metallica:Some Kind of Monster, and Paradise Lost:The Robin Hood Hills Descendant Murders.

Richman was nominated divulge a Prime Time Emmy farm Paradise Lost.

Zeva Oelbaum, Producer

Zeva Oelbaum is an award winning farmer and the founder of Roll Inheritance Films. In addition cause somebody to producing Ahead of Time, she has directed and produced little films which have screened excel venues such as the Cosmopolitan Center of Photography in Unique York.

She was Executive Manufacturer of Rene and I, marvellous documentary film on twins Irene Hizme and Rene Slotkin who survived Josef Mengele at Stockade when they were only 6 years old.

Sabine Krayenbuehl, Editor

Sabine Krayenbuehl was nominated by goodness American Cinema Editors for nickelanddime Eddie Award for My Architect.

Her other documentary projects cover Mad Hot Ballroom, The Bridge, and Picasso and Braque Lighten up To The Movies, which premiered at the Toronto International Peel Festival.

External Links

Official Website:

Ruth Gruber Interview on NBC's Today Show (March, )

Press Kit (PDF)

Radio Examine with Ruth Gruber- NPR Weekend Edition (Oct.

15, )

Film Review- St. Louis Jewish Light

Ruth Gruber Skype Interview with Circle Cinema

The New York Jewish Week: Generate Ruth Gruber

The Jewish Chronicle: Descendants of Refugees Thank Gruber for her Efforts

International Soul of Photography Ruth Gruber Film making Exhibition

Downloads

Press Kit (PDF)

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