Back to Berlin
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WINTER FILM AWARDS 2019 WINNER - Outstanding Woman Director
NOMINEE - BEST DOCUMENTARY
2018
United Kingdom / Hungary / United Kingdom
75 mins
English, German, Hebrew
NYC Premiere
Documentary Film Competition
| Catherine Lurie | |
| Catherine Lurie | |
| Implied Violence |
The Back to Berlin cameras follow eleven modern-day Jewish bikers on an epic journey from Tel-Aviv to Berlin, crossing nine European countries and 4,500km in twenty-four days. Their mission: to deliver the Maccabi torch to Hitler’s infamous 1936 Olympic stadium for the opening ceremony of the 2015 European Maccabiah Games.
About the Director
Catherine Lurie-Alt is a film producer and journalist based in London. She was the youngest investigative journalist ever appointed to the Business section of the Sunday Times in South Africa. Currently she is the European Correspondent for the New York-based TV Channel JBS and is a member of the Foreign Press Association.
Reviews
Time travel: Jewish Olympics at Nazi-era stadium Catherine Lurie Discusses “Back to Berlin” – Despina Afentouli, Winter Film Awards
Back to Berlin is a stunning film that everyone would benefit from seeing – The Upcoming Review, Catherine Sedgwick
Back To Berlin is as hard hitting as it is awe inspiring – Top10Films – Martin Carr
A group of motorcyclists ride from Israel to Germany to symbolically claim their past in Catherine Lurie’s sobering and thoughtful documentary. – The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw
Interviews
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Awards
2018 Milano IFF – Best Director of a Feature Documentary (nominee)
2018 Milano IFF – Best Feature Documentary (nominee)
Trailer
https://vimeo.com/294758861
