giving creative expression to the voice of the soul
Filmed summer 2010 by the girls and staff of Kol Neshama, and based on the short story by Gershon Kranzler, “The Heart that Sings” tells the story of a young Holocaust survivor named Miriam who spends a 1950s summer as the music director at a camp in the Catskills Mountains of New York. At first, the campers take advantage of Miriam’s quiet, broken spirit, but in the end, they transform each other in a magnificent way.
By Robin Garbose
As an Orthodox woman – hassidic, even – it has been hard for me to watch the news and developments from Israel in recent weeks.
On one hand, Jewish law and traditions of female modesty are very important to me. Although I did not grow up in an observant family, I came to embrace the value of personal modesty as an adult. Especially in Southern California, where the popular culture glamorizes and profits from immodesty, I have found tzniut [...]
The premiere tonight at the Jerusalem Jewish film Festival was spectacular, BH! I want to thank you all for the tremendous support you have given us throughout the years.
Wow! The film is really melting divisiveness and bringing Jews from disparate points of view together. People also came tonight from the Religious Film Festival in Rome (not Jewish)– they would like the film to play there as well. My heart is certainly singing!
All my best, Robin
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Opportunities for talented Jewish girls to develop and express their creative gifts through Kol Neshama’s unique arts and cinema programs rely heavily upon our patrons’ support of the Kol Neshama Scholarship Fund. While scores of girls from across the globe reap the transformational benefits of the Kol Neshama experience, audiences continue to be inspired in their Judaism by the works we create.
As the year 2011 comes to a close, I ask you to please remember Kol Neshama when you make [...]
We’ve been getting SO many beautiful letters about the music from the movie!
So, in response to your inquiries about buying the soundtrack: It’s coming soon! The soundtrack CD requires a different mix of the music from the way it is performed in the film, and we are also working on the jacket images and insert text (lyrics, credits, etc.) — then we need to replicate it. Keep check the website — we’ll keep you posted!
With more than 15 cast and crew members from “The Heart that Sings” in attendance at the New York premiere, the post-screening Q&A session was a great look into the making of a frum movie.
Here are a few fun and enlightening clips. (Excuse the low-quality lighting and sound…)
If you’ve got any questions for Robin or the cast, post ‘em in the comments section below!
Sunday night’s world premiere of “The Heart that Sings” was a SMASHING, SOLD-OUT SUCCESS!!
We literally had lines spilling out the door and onto the street outside the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, and then again in Crown Heights at the Jewish Children’s Museum on Wednesday night.
All in all, nearly TWELVE HUNDRED women and girls have already seen “The Heart that Sings”!!!
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Mazel tov!!!!! We have a movie!!!!!
Baruch HaShem!!!! Thank you, wonderful backers! Thank you to everyone who invited friends to participate! This has been an amazing process, an innovative, brilliant platform to raise funds and truly engage participation with so many surprises along the way! I especially love hearing from backers who have been checking in on our progress. Your encouragement is what drove this campaign and inspired others to join. My task now is [...]
Kickstarter updates and video interviews with director Robin Garbose. Guests include cast members Judy Winegard and Rivka Siegel, and a special Purim appearance by… Levi Gaga!?
Dear Friends,
We are very excited to be in the final stretch of post production for our new movie musical, The Heart That Sings, Baruch HaShem, but still need completion funds to finish. Through Hashgacha Pratis, I was introduced to Kickstarter, the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world.
What is Kickstarter? Think of it as a virtual pushka!
Kickstarter is a new way to fund creative projects which believes that:
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Let’s get the buzz going — World Premiere of “The Heart that Sings” will be March 27 in LA, and New York March 29 at the Jewish Children’s Museum!
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