Cast & Crew
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Alana Zeitchik - Hostage Family Member (Interviewee)
Alana is an Israeli-American advocate, speaker, and writer based in Brooklyn. She serves as the Executive Director of The Narrow Bridge Project, a non-profit organization that brings young Jewish people together for courageous dialogue across differing perspectives.
On October 7, 2023, seven of her family members were kidnapped and taken to Gaza. Two of them, Ariel and David Cunio, remain captive by Hamas.
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Liam Zeitchik - Hostage Family Member (Interviewee)
Liam, a New Yorker, is directly connected to the tragic events of October 7, 2023, when seven members of his family were taken hostage to Gaza. Two of them, Ariel and David Cunio, are still held by Hamas.
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Nitzan Mintz & Dede BandAid - Street Artists (Interviewees)
Dede Bandaid and Nitzan Mintz are renowned Israeli street artists, now residing and working on their art in New York. As a creative duo, they amplify their narratives by blending imagery and words, engaging audiences in thought-provoking ways. Together, they create a distinctive fusion of visual art and poetry, fostering dialogue on complex social and political issues.
On October 7, 2023, they, along with Tal Huber, created the KIDNAPPED FROM ISRAEL poster campaign.
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Julia Simon - College Student (Interviewee)
Julia is a student at Parson’s School of Design in New York City, studying art history and abstract painting. For the last year and a half, she has used her art to highlight the Jewish and Israeli experience, spark discussions among her classmates, combat antisemitism on campus, and raise awareness for the hostages and their release.
Julia’s childhood friend, Omer Neutra, was killed by Hamas on October 7 and his body is held in Gaza.
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Nina Mogilnik - Activist (Interviewee)
Nina, a writer based in New York, shifted her focus from a successful career in philanthropy, NYC government, and the nonprofit sector to dedicate more time to her family and personal interests. Her passion for writing now drives her to support Jewish authors by reviewing books for the Jewish Book Council.
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Elisha Fine - Activist (Interviewee)
Elisha Fine is a social worker and Jewish activist based in NYC. He is currently writing an oral history of the Sticker Campaign, collecting testimonies from grassroots advocates of the hostage movement worldwide
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Chen Levy - Activist (Interviewee)
Chen moved to New York three decades ago to study jewelry design at FIT and later opened her boutique in Midtown Manhattan. She is now the owner and designer of Christi Sothers NYC, a high-end fashion jewelry brand. Chen’s work has garnered a loyal global clientele and media attention, including a recent collection inspired by Jewish pride and resilience.
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Rabbi Yehuda Sarna (Interviewee)
Rabbi Sarna serves as the Executive Director of the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life at New York University (NYU) and the Hannah and Ed Low Professor at the NYU Center for the Study of Antisemitism. He is also the Senior Religious Advisor to the Moses ben Maimon Synagogue at the Abrahamic Family House in Abu Dhabi, a premier interfaith institution.
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Aaron Terr - FIRE, Public Advocacy Director (Interviewee)
Aaron is the Director of Public Advocacy at the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to defending Americans' rights to free speech and free thought. He has been with FIRE since 2021.
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Nim Shapira - Director, Producer & Writer
Nim is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York. His work has screened at Tribeca Film Festival, TED, SIGGRAPH, Slamdance and exhibited in Cannes’ Marché du Film, and Venice Biennale’s College Cinema. A former fellow at MIT’s Open Documentary Lab, and the NEWMUSEUM’s NEWINC, Nim’s films explore empathy, identity, and the intersection of politics and personal narrative. Torn is his first feature-length documentary.
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Shay Mizrahy - Editor & Writer
Shay is a renowned editor with a strong background in reality television, having worked on shows like "The Voice," "Survivor," and "Big Brother" for Israeli Television. She recently edited "SILVER'S UPRISING", a feature documentary that has garnered critical acclaim, and was selected to DocAVIV and the Warsaw and Cleveland International Film Festivals.
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Jane Rosenthal - Executive Producer
Jane is an American film producer. She is co-founder, CEO, and executive chair of Tribeca Enterprises, a media company that encompasses Tribeca Productions, the Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca Studios, and non-profit offshoot the Tribeca Film Institute. She and Robert De Niro founded the Tribeca Film Festival in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks to help revitalize downtown Manhattan.