Emily and Gitta – Tami Gold

Description

Memories of the holocaust are interlaced with a contemporary love story in this arresting short drama. Emily, a painter, is the child of concentration camp survivors. Gitta, a photographer, grew up in Germany thinking of herself as innocent, removed from the actions of her parents and their generation under Hitler. The two meet and begin a dance of emotional and erotic intimacy. But almost as soon as it gets under way, their relationship threatens to come undone by the personal and historical legacies they do and do not share.

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Reviews

"I was moved by EMILY AND GITTA and think it is especially important to show it to the lesbian community in Germany. This poetic film is a reminder that denial-not looking at the truth-has the power to invade relationships and destroy them."

Sandra Collins,
Lesben Film Festival,
Berlin

"Gold avoids easy solutions to the issues of attraction, antisemitism, forgiveness and collective German accountability for the Holocaust."

CURVE Magazine

"A compelling film which realistically portrays the kind of anxiety that exists for children of survivors. It does this in a lesbian context which makes the piece all the more powerful."

Ali Cannon,
Holocaust Museum of Northern California

Highlights

Premiered at the Joseph Papp’s Public Theatre
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
New York LGBT Film Festival
London Lesbian Film Festival
Kino Achteinhalb, Saarbrucken, Germany
Lesben Film Festival, Berlin
Cineffable Lesbiennes Film Festival, Paris, France
Immaginaria Festival Del Cinema Lesbico, Bologna, Italy
AFI Film Festival
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center Film Festival, San Antonio,Texas
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival

Credits

Director:	Tami Gold
Screenplay:	Roz Jacobs
Producer:	Marnie Andrews
Director of Photography:	Jennifer Lane
Editors:	Kelly Anderson, Janet Baus and Diva Magpayo
Music Producer:	Ross Levinson
Production Designer:	Dina Lipton
Associate Producers:	Judith Heineman and Jamie Zelermyer
Emily:	Jeanne Goldstein
Gitta:	Lynne Anderson
Sarah:	Shannon Wells
Uncle Franz:	Sandy Kenyon
Year:	1996
Country and Language:	US English
Length:	30 mins
Color:	In color