The Klezmer Project
Encounters Competition
Berlinale 2023
The Klezmer Project
A Film by Leandro Koch & Paloma Schachmann
2023 - Austria/Argentina - Docu-Fiction/Musical Roadmovie - 1.85 - 115 min.
with Leandro Koch , Paloma Schachmann & Lukas Rinner
Languages: English , Spanish , German , Yiddish
Produced by Lukas Rinner & Andrew Sala
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.
Encounters Competition
Berlinale 2023
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