Flory’s Flame showcases 90-year-old Flory Jagoda on her mission to preserve and share her Ladino musical heritage. The film weaves the history of Sephardic music from the Jewish exile of 15th century Spain and Portugal with the story of Flory’s Balkan family in the Holocaust, her move to the U.S. as a war bride and her extraordinary performance in a concert at the Library of Congress with her family.
film details
Documentary / Dir: Curt Fissel, Ellen Friedland / Starring: Flory Jagoda / 2014 USA / 60 min
festivals
Pittsburgh Jewish Film Festival 2016; San Diego Jewish Film Festival 2016; Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2016; Rhode Island International Film Festival 2016; Screened at the Library of Congress 2015; International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema Madrid 2016
