My Silence Ended With a Rhyme Sarah Pogreb is a phenomenon of world literature. She started writing poetry at the age of 60 and immediately received recognition from prominent Russian poets David Samoilov and Yuri Levitansky. Sarah was “discovered” by the famous actor Zinovy Gerdt who admired her work until the end of his life. In 1991, at the age of...
Claire Klein Osipov – Life Sung Yiddishly In her own words, Claire Klein Osipov, one of Canada’s foremost singers of Yiddish song, presents her six-decade journey as a performer from her early days in Toronto to her later days in Vancouver in community, theatrical and televisual venues.
Searching for Mr. Rugoff The feature documentary “Searching for Mr. Rugoff” is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the crazy genius behind Cinema 5, the mid-century theater chain and film distribution company. Rugoff was a difficult (some would say impossible) person but was also the man who kicked art films into the mainstream with outrageous marketing schemes and...