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Streaming January 10-23, 2025 Digital Screening Room

USA-Argentina | 53 minutes | 2024

Laid to Rest

Southeast US Premiere

This compelling film uncovers the forgotten history of the Jewish sex trade in Argentina, shedding light on a taboo that has long been ignored. By resurrecting this dark chapter in the lives of a small Jewish immigrant community, the film reveals for the first time the courageous stories of women who fought for their freedom, making for a powerful exploration of resilience and activism. Through diverse voices from different eras, the film brings to light a past that demands to be remembered and addressed.

Accompanying the film premiere is a discussion with director Ornit Barkai. To view the conversation please click here.

Director's Bio

Directed by Ornit Barkai

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Ornit Barkai is a documentary filmmaker working on intergenerational transmission of memory, Holocaust memorialization, and identifying gaps between historical events and memory. She is a research scholar at Brandeis University and holds an M.A. from Emerson College.

Cast and Credits

Director

Ornit Barkai

Screenwriter

Ornit Barkai

Cinematographer

Gustavo Hazan

Editor

Yuval Shapira

Cast

Annette Miller, Shifra Lerer, Max Berliner

Film Info

Year

2024

Country

USA-Argentina

Run-time

53 minutes

Language

English, Spanish, Hebrew, Yiddish, with English subtitles
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