Rhodes Forever is a contemporary portrait that weaves imaginary family ties between the Jews of Rhodes and their descendents. The film tells the remarkable but largely unknown story of these people who, despite the physical destruction of their community during World War II, managed to transplant their unique Jewish culture elsewhere, notably in the Belgian Congo, and Europe.
A production by Les Films de la Mémoire, Filmiryhmä Oy, BRTN, RTBF, YLE
With the support of : EURIMAGES Fund of the Council of Europe, French Community of Belgium, MAP TV & DOCUMENTARY – Initiatives of the MEDIA Programme of the European Union Commission
Additional Information
Career
Festivals and Awards
Bilan du Film Ethnographique, Musée de l’Homme - Paris | France | Prix Planète Cable |
2ème Festival Objectif DOC, Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles - Paris | France | |
Festival du Cinéma Juif - Bruxelles | Belgium | |
Festival International du Film - Bruxelles | Belgium | |
Festival of Jewish Cinema - Melbourne, Perth, Sidney | Australia | |
Filmer à tout prix - Bruxelles | Belgium | |
Jewish Film Festival San Francisco & Berkeley | USA | |
Montréal Jewish Film Festival | Canada | |
Toronto Jewish Film Festival | Canada | |
Vancouver Jewish Film festival | Canada | |
Washington Jewish Film Festival | USA | |
XII International Film Festival - Troia | Portugal |
Broadcasts
BRTN | Belgium |
CANAL D | Canada |
Fernsehen Aus Berlin | Germany |
NOGA CHANNEL 8 | Israel |
ONCE TV | Mexico |
PLANETE CABLE | France |
RIKISUTVARPID | Iceland |
RTBF | Belgium |
VRT | Belgium |
YLE TV1 | Finland |
Screenings
A living Memorial to The Holocaust - Museum of Jewish Heritage | USA |
Watch Rhodes Forever on Vimeo
The Film
Film Reviews
Press Comments
Point Culture.be
Un reportage émouvant, fait d'images d'archives et de témoignages de descendants ou de survivants juifs de l'île.
ANONYMOUS
2005Journal Regards
Includes wonderful archival footage of the bustling Jewish quarter, a traditional Rhodes wedding and intimate interviews with the survivors of Rhodes who still speak and sing in Ladino.
Anonyme
1995Australian Jewish News
[...] an invaluable testimony to a once-proud community which was decimated by the Nazi scourge.