A KADDISH FOR SELIM

Directed by: Jane Wells

Edited by: Francesco Portinari

Narrated by: Trevor Laird, Ned Wolfgang Kelly

Color & Sound Design: Francesco Portinari

Post Production Supervisor: Francesco Portinari

Editing Software: Final Cut Pro X

Resolution: DCI 4K

Assembled from recently discovered family photographs and a handful of letters, this short film tells the story of a child of immigrants who died for their adopted country. A story that is still familiar today: for what clearer sign of assimilation and loyalty is there than to volunteer to fight for one’s country? The challenges Jews faced in Britain a century ago were a friction point in the First World War, yet many did serve loyally and A Kaddish for Selim tells the story of one of the two thousand three hundred who died.

Winner Best Documentary - Global Shorts, Los Angeles 2022 Winner Best Editing - Top Shorts 2021

Official Selection - TOKYO International Film Festival 2022 Official Selection - Toronto Jewish Film Festival 2022

Official Selection - New York Jewish Film Festival 2022

FRANCESCO PORTINARI

FILM EDITOR