• Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

    Directed by Daniel Raim
    USA | 88 minutes | World Premiere | The Big Screen

  • Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

    Directed by Daniel Raim
    USA | 88 minutes | World Premiere | The Big Screen

  • Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

    Directed by Daniel Raim
    USA | 88 minutes | World Premiere | The Big Screen

A richly detailed examination of the nuts and bolts of moviemaking, this 50th anniversary celebration of Norman Jewison’s Fiddler on the Roof, narrated by Jeff Goldblum, shows us how the beloved musical made its triumphant, hazardous journey to the screen.

film synopsis

When Norman Jewison was asked to direct the 1971 film version of Fiddler on the Roof, he feared there was a misunderstanding. “I’m a goy,” confessed the Canadian. “What does that matter?” he was reassured, “We want to make a film for everybody.” In celebration of the beloved musical’s 50th anniversary, director Daniel Raim has dug deep into the backstory of how Jewison and his extraordinary team, filming in Yugoslavia and Pinewood Studios in England, created a movie that was seen by practically everybody. Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, and featuring copious clips and revealing interviews with everyone from Jewison, composer John Williams, production designer Robert Boyle to all the actors who played Tevye’s daughters, Fiddler’s Journey… reveals in rare detail the nuts and bolts of moviemaking. Who knew that cinematographer Oswald Morris covered his lens with ladies’ silk stockings to get the dust-tinged images of the shtetl? It’s just one delicious detail among many in this feast for movie lovers.

film details

Director: Daniel Raim
Producers: Sasha Berman, Daniel Raim, Michael Sragow
Screenwriter: Daniel Raim, Michael Sragow
Cinematographers: Aasulv Austad, Sinisa Kukic
Music: David Lebolt
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, John Williams, Topol, Norman Jewison, Michele Marsh, Neva Small, Rosalind Harris, Kenneth Turan, Robert F. Boyle
Country: USA
Language: In English.
Year: 2022
Running Time: 88 minutes
Premiere Status: World Premiere
Director Filmography: Image Makers: The Adventures of America’s Pioneer Cinematographers (2019), Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2015), Something’s Gonna Live (2010)
Primary Company: Zeitgeist Films
Contact Email: shotwellmedia@gmail.com
Website: https://zeitgeistfilms.com/

Film Festival 2022