Paloma Schachmann

She is a filmmaker and a musician who has undertaken detailed research into the origin of European Klezmer music. THE KLEZMER PROJECT (2023), co directed with Leandro Koch, won the Best First Feature Award in Berlin.

The Klezmer Project

A film by Leandro Koch & Paloma Schachmann

2023 - Austria/Argentina - Docu-Fiction/Musical Roadmovie

Argentinian cameraman Leandro makes a living from filming Jewish weddings. At one of his jobs, he falls in love with Paloma, the clarinetist of the Klezmer band. To seduce her he pretends to be shooting a documentary film about traditional Yiddish folk music. What Leandro does not know is that his “fake” film project will take him on an unscripted journey throughout Eastern Europe in search of the last remaining Klezmer melodies.