We are delighted to introduce the nine Fellows that have been selected to participate in the inaugural Los Angeles cohort:
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LA COHORT 1 ANNOUNCEMENT
Monday, September 5th, 2011FELLOWS HOME — Will Deutsch
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Will Deutsch
A series of illustrations depicting various Jewish traditions and biblical characters, inspired by the golden age of cartooning.
FELLOWS HOME — Kristen Smiarowski
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Kristen Smiarowski
A site-adaptive dance-theater event examining the cultural construction of memory of historical events, referencing Holocaust survivor Ida Fink’s story “The Key Game.”
FELLOWS HOME — Corrie Siegel
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Corrie Siegel
An exploration of Jewish identity through the visual language of cartography and micrography.
FELLOWS HOME — Jessie Kahnweiler
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Jessie Kahnweiler
A comedic web series chronicling a young woman who searches the Los Angeles Jewish community in an effort to discover her inner Chutzpah.
FELLOWS_HOME — Nina Becker
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Jonas N.T. Becker
A video installation investigating the Jewish narrative of annihilation and exodus through the lens of contemporary myths and experiences of the apocalypse.
FELLOWS HOME — Sasha Perry
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Sasha Perry
A short documentary film that explores the complex relationship between religion and gender identity, told through the stories of those living in the divide.
FELLOWS HOME — Paul Ratner
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Paul Ratner
A short fiction film focusing on the real-life tale of Don Solomono, a Jewish German immigrant who became the leader of a Native American tribe.
FELLOWS HOME — Yelena Zhelezov
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Yelena Zhelezov
A series of participatory explorations of pedestrian Los Angeles, as walked by immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
FELLOWS HOME — Tali Tadmor
Monday, September 5th, 2011
Tali Tadmor
A cabaret show-turned-dance party exploring the Yiddish Swing culture in Los Angeles in the 1940’s.
