Joe's Violin

Joe's Violin is a 2016 American short documentary film directed by Kahane Cooperman, and produced by Kahane Cooperman and Raphaela Neihausen, that follows a moment in the life of a Polish survivor of the Holocaust from the time he decides to drop off his 70-year-old violin during a local instrument drive through the violin's acquisition by a new owner, a 12-year-old girl from the Bronx, and recounts how the experience changes both their lives.

Joe's Violin
Directed by	Kahane Cooperman
Produced by	Kahane Cooperman Raphaela Neihausen
Cinematography	Bob Richman
Edited by	Amira Dughri Andrew Saunderson
Music by	Gary Meister
Production company	Lucky Two Productions
Distributed by	The New Yorker
Release date	April 14, 2016 (2016-04-14) (Tribeca)
Running time	24 Minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cast

• Joe Feingold – as himself. Holocaust survivor.^[1]
• Regina Feingold
• Brianna Perez – as herself. School girl.
• Kathleen Drohan

Reception

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 14 April 2016.^[2][3]

Awards

• 2017: Academy Awards – Best Documentary Short Subject – Nominated^[4][5]