Joe's Violin is a 2016 American short documentary film directed by Kahane Cooperman, and produced by Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen, that follows a moment in the life of a Polish survivor of the Holocaust from the time he decides to drop off his 70-year-old violin during a local instrument drive through the violin's acquisition by a new owner, a 12-year-old girl from the Bronx, and recounts how the experience changes both their lives.
Cast
Joe Feingold – as himself. Holocaust survivor. Regina Feingold Brianna Perez – as herself. School girl. Kathleen Drohan
Reception The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 14 April 2016.
Awards 2017: Academy Awards Best Documentary Short Subject – Nominated
References
External links Official website
Joe's Violin at The New Yorker Joe's Violin on Kickstarter