SHTTL

Winner of the Audience Award at the Rome Film Festival

“Shttl is a gem. A film that deserves a viewing on the loftiest screen available. This film left me breathless.” – Reel News Daily

“The cinematography is consistently stunning…Walter’s camera feels like an extra member of the community…keen to join in on the spirited debate and conversation. A towering masterpiece of the lives we’ve lost” —Slash

A one-shot drama film tells the expansive, multi-character story of a Jewish village in Ukraine on the border with Poland 24 hours before Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union. Shot in Ukraine, the film unspools with our knowledge of imminent terror and destruction looming, while at the same time focusing on the vitality of lives about to be destroyed. Featuring a remarkable cast that includes Moshe Lobel (who appeared in Broadway’s Yiddish Fiddler on the Roof revival) and Yiddish-fluent actor Saul Rubinek.