Sand and Stars Songs
Jewish music is definetely among the most varied and multiple music which may be, for it followed, through the centuries and even beyond, all the influences from every culture the diaspora lived in : from the Judea’s desert sand to the central Asia steppe.
This documentary searches for the roots of the today jewish music by opening the doors of its history and by tracking its evolution.
Type (Documentaire / Documentaire fiction / Série documentaire)Documentary Series Genre en anglaisArts & culture CollectionIn the Choir of the Sacred Directed by Nicolas KlotzSupported by CNC, Communauté Française de Belguique, Eurimages, Ministère de la Culture (DMD), Plan d'Action 16:9, Procirep, UNESCOFestival(s)Official Selection, Festival du film juif de Montréal (1997) ; Sélection officielle, Festivals de Londres, Jérusalem et San FranciscoYear1996Duration90min / 52 min
The violonist Ami Flammer is our guide, our inquirer, all along a journey starting in Antwerp, which takes us through out the world, from Azerbaidjan to Manhattan, crossing Turkey, North Africa and Israel.
This journey enables us to discover the daily musical practice of the various diaspora communities often surrounded by a non-jewish culture.
Press coverage
Songs of Sand and Stars is fascinating. (...) It is a wonderfully complex and ambitious undertaking.
Libération
This superb panorama of Jewish music takes us from the Judean Desert to the skyscrapers of New York. (...) Exile is a strength for those who know how to root themselves in the culture of others. Hence the exhilarating journey through the world's music that is offered to us through Jewish prayers and dances from Europe, Africa, and Central Asia.
Télérama
A journey with violinist Ami Flammer, discovering communities often unknown even to the Jews themselves, in Antwerp, Djerba, Fez, Istanbul, New York, and Azerbaijan.
Le Monde
sont assez exceptionnelles. ChatGPT a dit : ChatGPT It would be quite surprising if his film disappointed anyone. Indeed, the encounters captured on his film, both auditory and human, are quite exceptional.
Tribune Juive
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