Dir. John Lollos (75min, USA, 2014)
Documentary
Portraits of two beloved icons — Sholom Aleichem and Theodore Bikel — are woven together in this enchanting new documentary. The two men have much in common: wit, wisdom and talent, all shot through with deep humanity and Yiddishkeit. Theodore Bikel, the unstoppable performer whose career spans more than 150 screen roles (including an Oscar-nominated turn in The Defiant Ones) and countless stage and musical productions, is also the foremost interpreter of Sholom Aleichem’s work.
Now 90, Bikel has played Tevye the Milkman on stage more than 2,000 times, and has animated Aleichem’s work through his two celebrated musical plays about the great Russian author.
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CENTERPIECE SCREENING |
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Additional Screening |
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Preview
Speaker & Events
Theodore Bikel will participate in an extended Q&A moderated by Deborah Tannen following the Centerpiece screening on Saturday, February 21.
Bio
A former producer for NBC, John Lollos was a creative member of Channel One (which included Chevy Chase). While there, he helped produced Groove Tube. After the success of Groove Tube, Lollos formed a new company, Video Tape Network, which provided closed-circuit tours on college campuses of Reefer Madness, rock concerts and independent documentaries under the tagline “Television that won’t rot your mind.”
He followed this by producing a live performance recording of the National Lampoon revue Lemmings. Lollos also co-authored the 2002 Off-Broadway show Mr. Goldwyn.
Press
“Critics Pick” - Australia Jewish News
“The grandest event…must-see” -San Jose Mercury News
“Bikel accentuates the positive…a festival highlight” -San Francisco Chronicle
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