COWJEWS and INDIANS to premiere at San Francisco DocFest (June 15, 19) and Long Island International Film Expo (July 15) There are several reasons why the Native American (and Jewish) community will be astounded when they watch the new film, CowJews and Indians, when it comes to San Francisco DocFest (June 15, 19) and Long Island International Film Expo (July 15). The first shock will come when, after they see the film, they will actually be able to understand its title. And dont think that CowJews and Indians is the full title of the film. Please! The full title is CowJews and Indians: How Hitler Scared My Relatives—and I Woke Up in an Iroquois Longhouse with a Picture of Jesus, Reminding Me—for the Wrong Reason—That I Owe the Mohawks Rent. Then, of course, there is the films premise: My Jewish family lost its home to the Nazis and fled to America. A few years ago, I decided to reject the reparations model, return the reparations to the occupiers of our home in Germany—and I go to Germany to get our home back. Arriving in Germany, I quickly realize Im a hypocrite: Here I am complaining about the property taken from my ancestors, when in America Im living on—and profiting from—the land taken from the Native Americans. And then I have an idea: If Germany owes me for sixty five years of back rent—and I owe the Native Americans for sixty five years of back rent— why not let the Native Americans collect directly from Germany and cut out the middleman? Four Native Americans go to Germany and execute the assigned claim collection strategy. In the process, I discover a new solution to Native American dispossession, a solution never seriously proposed in the 500 years since Columbus, a solution shockingly late in arrival. Its strange that no one ever thought of it. Is that premise enough for you? The film also places a question mark over the audiences synagogue and church services—if theyre old-fashioned enough to go. CowJews introduces a new dust jacket/book cover for all prayer books, hymnals, missiles and Bibles that say on the cover, The verses in this prayer book are printed on stolen paper* (*Paper from forests growing in America—the land stolen from the Native Americans. (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED IMAGE AND VIDEO) Finally, CowJews shows how every image of Jesus that you see in any church or in any home recapitulates Native American history so precisely that images of Jesus serve as an actual 3-part mnemonic device for Native American history—to such an extent that if a student saw this film and then was taking a test on Native American history and was wearing, say, a pendant with a picture of Jesus, that student could be accused of cheating! Thats why Phil Tuckett, Artistic Director of DocUtah, said, I cant look at a painting of Jesus in the same way since I saw your film. So, dont think Tuckett was happy when he had to put it in his festival.) ------- Im hoping you can share this San Francisco/Long Island premiere info with all your relations (which merely means the ganze mishpachah (look it up) to the Jews but to the Native Americans means absolutely everybody in the entire world and absolutely everything in the world)––so asking Native Americans to share anything with all their relations is not a small request, believe me! :-) For your friends and relations outside of San Francisco, CowJews will also play at: DocUtah (sometime in September) docutah/ --------------- Ritz Film Festival (Winter Haven, Florida, June 22) events.wfla/winter_haven_fl/events/show/370807375-cowjews-and-indians. ----------------- Stommish Film Festival (near Bellingham, Washington, June 13) stommish/film.php -------------------------- Pineapple Underground Film Festival [Hong Kong] (date to be announced) puff-festival.org ---------------------------------- Heres a link to San Francisco DocFest roxie/ai1ec_event/docfest-cowjews-indians/ Heres a link to Long Island International Film Expo longislandfilmexpo/Docevent/cowjews-and-indians-how-hitler-scared-my-relatives-and-i-woke-up-in-an-iroquois-longhouse-with-a-picture-of-jesus-reminding-me-for-the-wrong-reason-that-i-owe-the-mohawks-ren/ Heres a link to a trailer that has yet to do the film justice: youtu.be/-E7fftYF8M0 Here is a link/password to a Vimeo of the film: https://vimeo/97043573 Password: cow108jews93 Here is a link to the website, which gives everyone the wrong impression: cowjewsandindians Heres a link to the Montreal Gazette review (what do they know?): montrealgazette/entertainment/mtlfest/Festival+nouveau+cin%C3%A9ma+CowJews+Indians+Marc+Halberstadt/9016745/story.html Speaking of reviews, CowJews and Indians has evoked wonderfully positive—and wonderfully, even better— negative reviews, some of which which appear below: REVIEWS “Borat meets Michael Moore” ––Chris Busch The Filmosophers: (“We help the film fan avoid the flim flam.”) ------------------------ It totally blew me away…amazing…hysterical… —Tamara Kramer, Editor, Shtetl Montreal Magazine -------------------- ...subversively comic approach to deadly serious issues of genocide. Saint Louis International Film Festival ----------------------- This documentary is often hilarious, surreal, and heart breaking. You will never look at Jewish people, Native Americans, or anybody else for that matter, the same way again. —wearemoviegeeks/2013/11/cowjews-indians-sliff-2013-review/ ---------------- reinforces the ugliest stereotypes about Jews, mocks Native Americans, and insults Christians all at the same time..a trifecta of Jewish stereotypes: he’s got passion for a liberal cause, he easily convinces others to work for him so he gets the biggest slice of the pie, and he’ll cut out the middleman to get it for you wholesale...what kind of member of a persecuted minority outsources his grievances to another persecuted minority? —Le Movie Snob by Barbie ------------------- What an amazing film at an amazing festival...Now we spent the weekend with the [St. Louis] International Film Festival looking at and enjoying very many screenings over the weekend, but the one that really stuck with us was CowJews and Indians...I had no idea how entertaining it would be, number one, and how serious--both at the same time... —Ron Stevens, OnStL ------- ...will keep you glued to the screen…a fascinating journey It will inform, educate, surprise and delight. —The Curmudgeon of Cinema Film Corner Greg Klymkiw ------------------------ In TJFF’s 21 years, we’ve rarely seen a film quite like this one. —Toronto Jewish Film Festival ----------------------------- ...a real Don Quixote in action... —Festival du nouveau cinema [Montreal] Hi Marc, It was one of the committees favorite movies and it is nominated for best Narrative Feature so it better be playing, ha ha! Cheers, Ryan Simmons RIFF Executive Director Rome International Film Festival ------------------------------------------- Its a great film...Provocative. It makes you think. It makes you wonder. Thank you for your vision. —Chief Oren Lyons (Onondaga) -------- Awesome. —Tadodaho [Chief] Sid Hill (Onondaga) ---------- The Most Wonderful Horrible Documentary Youll Ever See...reaches new heights of ridiculousness....saying that it encapsulates 500 years of history is simply a disgusting claim and a flat out lie...No Marc, no! Bad Marc!...Your film does little but provoke laughter, and not in a good way...But the trailer is available to everyone, and it will serve as proof that this movie exists. —clickege ----------- Dont let the quirky title or some of the silly antics fool you. CowJews and Indians is a powerful, perhaps prophetic, film. What fantastic work. —Edward Blum Co-author, The Color of Christ:The Son of G-d and the Saga of Race in America (University of North Carolina Press, 2012) ----- ..very original, strange, funny... —Steven T. Newcomb Author, Pagans in the Promised Land: Decoding the Doctrine of Christian Discovery (Fulcrum Publishing) --------- It was hard to tell whether the film was brilliant or the work of a man with too much time on his hands... —Steve Bonspiel (Mohawk) Editor, Eastern Door --------- Spectacular and funny and thought-provoking. Phil Tuckett Artistic Director DocUtah ------------------- We were faked out by the title . Im very hpy 4 U tht U made it 2 the Toronto Film Festival . I wholeheartedly endorse & advocate tht ppl shd C the flick . [sic] —Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz [Schwartzie], former UCLA campus Rabbi for 20 years -------- Brilliant film. My wife Meira couldnt stop laughing. She was in absolute hysterics at times and profoundly moved by others. —Rabbi Schachar Orenstein Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal ------- ENDS CONTACT: Marc Halberstadt phone: 1-641-469-3338 email: chiefanalogist@analogyservice Skype: analogyguy
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 21:18:00 +0000
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