The story centers on Esther Perez (portrayed by Leïla Bekhti), a Moroccan-Jewish immigrant and devoted mother of six. When her newborn son Roland is diagnosed with a clubfoot and given a bleak prognosis, Esther refuses to accept limits placed on his future.
Director Paula Eiselt’s documentary acknowledges the early careers of Mel Brooks, Buddy Hackett, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers and Jerry Lewis. It also goes deeper into why Grossinger’s Resort and Hotel had to exist in the first place.
The film traces how Hier met Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal and asked for permission to establish a center in his name in Los Angeles.
A new documentary, “Nina Is an Athlete” chronicles the journey to the previous Paralympics in Tokyo by wheelchair-bound Israeli Badminton player, Nina Gorodetzky.
In their latest film, Salvador and Nina Litvak created a brave and stereotype-defying Orthodox Jewish hero: A gunslinging Chabad rabbi.
