Der Fus Tort
Synopsis
A whimsical David versus Goliath tale that draws on the rich language and humour of the Jewish tradition. A unique venture in bilingual English-Yiddish animation that, alongside klezmer music, marks part of a world revival of Yiddish culture.
- Prof. Rebecca Margolis
Key credits
Written, directed, and animated by Sharon Katz
Music : "Boogich-Bulgar", composed by Jack “Yankel” Bughici; produced and arranged by Yale Strom; performed by Zmiros.
Sound by Jean-Baptiste Roger
Funding support from the following is gratefullyacknowledged:
Zukerman Family Foundation
Committee for Yiddish
Comedy
Video / DVD / colour
5 min 52 sec
2001, revised 2005
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