FILM
Notable works, including ‘Song of Songs’, currently in development.
Song of songs
CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
Genre Drama, Romance
Writer/Director Anita Lester
Producer Jamie Bialkower - Executive Producer Shekhar Kapur
Synopsis Over the seven days of mourning following her grandmother’s death, Miriam forms a forbidden connection with a young Rabbi that sets in motion the unravelling of a complex family reckoning with their identities. As she navigates the dynamics of those left behind, and the truth about their matriarch’s controversial past, Miriam’s unexpected feelings for the Rabbi lead her towards a profound personal and spiritual transformation.
Distribution ANZ Umbrella Entertainment.
A Jumpstreet Films Production.
In accordance with Screen Australia.
Noch Am Leben ‘Still Alive’
Haunted from the beginning to the very end, Noch Am Leben/ Still Alive is the story of a woman’s recollection of her mad Holocaust survivor great aunt.
Through the ghetto to cradling her dying sister, Eva Nagler left her mind on the beaches of the Baltic Sea during one of the largest death marches of WWII. Being only one of only a handful of survivors out of tens of thousands, we see vignettes of her perspective- distorted, romantic and affected by the muffled memories.
Narrated by her great-niece, the story captures a snapshot of the cold reality of war and its terrible lingering aftermath.
A film by Anita Lester
Music by Benjamin Riley
Additional narration by Eva Nagler, taken from the Spielberg Holocaust archives
Funded by The Jewish International Film Festival
A Broken Wing Films short
Broken Wing Films is the brother film company to Anita’s, run by her film maker, writer and artist Yoav Lester.
MUSIC VIDEOS
Mostly Low-fi, mostly 48 hour turn-around