THE LA PREMIERE OF THE TRIBE MARCH 30TH AT THE EGYPTIAN
"...smart, funny..." New York Times
"Tribe is a brilliant, irreverent, wry and buoyant film...
The film is a stunning achievement and one of this year's Black Maria Film Festival
biggest and most worthy hits. I love this film and so do audiences."
-John Columbus, Founder and Director
Black Maria Film Festival
"It's a powerful, universal film that will surprise and challenge anyone who has
wrestled with issues of faith, identity and history."
- Roberta Munroe, Sundance Film Festival
Barbie's Complex History...
-March 29, 2006 LAist
Delving deeper into Jewish history...
-March 30, 2006 LA Times CalendarLive
(scrolled down until you see "Alternative Screen")
The Tribe
An award-winning film about the
unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people
and the Barbie Doll in about 15 minutes.
Official Selection Sundance 2006
Official Selection Tribeca Film Festival 2006
Director's Choice Award, Black Maria Film Festival 2006
Presented by the American Cinematheque
Thursday, March 30, 2005
8:00 pm to 9:00pm ish
The Egyptian Theater
6712 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, CA
Evening will include:
Film Screening, Panel including filmmakers Tiffany Shlain,
Ken Goldberg & Gil Gershoni and a special performance by
NYC spoken word artist Vanessa Hidary.
Tickets $9.00
Buy tickets at Fandango.com
If you have any problems ordering tickets,
please email assistant@tribethefilm.com
Synopsis: What can the most successful doll on the planet show us about being Jewish today?
Narrated by Peter Coyote, the film mixes old school narration with a new school visual style.
The Tribe weaves together archival footage, graphics, animation, Barbie dioramas, and slam poetry
to take audiences on an electric ride through the complex history of both the Barbie doll and the
Jewish people- from Biblical times to present day. By tracing Barbie's history, the film sheds
light on what it means to be an American Jew in the 21st Century.
Filmmakers: Honored by Newsweek as one of the "Women Shaping the 21st Century",
Producer and Director Tiffany Shlain is Founder/Ambassador of The Webby Awards and an
award-winning filmmaker. For The Tribe, she collaborated with her husband, artist and
UC Berkeley professor Ken Goldberg who co-wrote the script with her and award-winning
art director Gil Gershoni. Other contributors are animator Stefan Nadelman, filmmaker of
Sundance Jury Prize winner of Terminal Bar, and award-winning composer Paul Godwin.
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