Memory
Synopsis
In this non-narrative short, footage of life from the Lodz Ghetto is juxtaposed against the chanting of “Kel Maleh Rachamim,” a plea to God to let the souls of those “slaughtered and burned” find peace. Images include winter street scenes, women drawing water from a well, men breaking up ice, a Nazi roundup and a mass hanging. The message of this tribute to members of Ravett’s family (and to all those who perished under Nazi occupation) is “may their memory endure.”
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Credits
Abraham Ravett
Abraham Ravett holds a B.F.A and M.F.A in filmmaking and photography and has been an independent filmmaker for the past forty years. He was born in Poland and raised in Israel and the U.S.A.
His films have been screened internationally, including at several one-person shows at New York’s Museum of Modern Art. His work has won “Top Prize” at the Viennale 2000, Ann Arbor Film Festival, and Onion City Film/Video Festival. A retrospective of Ravett’s films was shown at the WRO Art Center, Wroclaw , Poland and at the 2014 Festival Film Dokumenter Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
