JEWS OF THE WILD WEST
Wednesday, August 23, 7pm
Aspen Film Isis Theatre | 406 E Hopkins Ave, Aspen
$28 Aspen Film Members | $58 Reception + Screening
$36 General Admission | $72 Reception + Screening
About the Film
Documentary | 80 MIN | US
JEWS OF THE WILD WEST is a feature length documentary film which preserves this dynamic chapter of Jewish history and the contributions made to shaping the United States through on-camera interviews, archival footage and photographs. This independent not-for-profit film is produced by Electric Yolk Media and directed by award-winning filmmaker Amanda Kinsey; it premiered at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in 2022.
DIRECTOR:
Amanda Marshall Kinsey
Event Details
Aspen Film in partnership with JOIN Israel is thrilled to present the fascinating new documentary JEWS OF THE WILD WEST.
A reception will take place in advance of the screening at 5:30PM at the Casterline|Goodman Gallery where drinks and noshes will be served. You must purchase a reception ticket in order to attend.
After the screening there will be a Q+A featuring director Amanda Marshall Kinsey, William Korn, the founder of Temple Israel Foundation in Leadville, moderated by Susan Wrubel.
Panelist Bios:
Amanda Marshall Kinsey
Amanda Kinsey is an independent filmmaker, five-time Emmy Award winning producer and fourth-generation photojournalist. Prior to founding her own production company, Electric Yolk Media in 2013, she spent over a decade writing and producing for NBC News. During that time, she was also awarded with several Edward R. Murrow Awards, National Headliner Awards and a Gracie Allen Award. In 2010, Amanda won an Emmy for her Today Show story “The Fighting Grossmans” about a Jewish American family with eight soldier sons in WWII. Her most recent productions are an hour long documentary for PBS’s “Treasures of New York” and a docuseries for VICE Sports. Four years ago, Amanda relocated from Brooklyn to Denver with her family. She is not Jewish and sees this project as an important act of allyship with the goal of amplifying Jewish voices. Her passion for the Wild West is personal. Amanda’s grandmother was born in Denver and once jumped out of an airplane for $100, her great-grandparents ran a photography studio in Butte, Montana at the turn of the 19th Century and her great-great-grandfather owned a San Francisco saloon during the California Gold Rush. She holds a BA from Barnard College and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
William Korn
William Korn is the founder and president of the Temple Israel Foundation in Leadville, CO, which was established in 1987 to research and preserve the history Leadville’s pioneer Jewish community. Having restored both the Hebrew Cemetery and the Temple Israel building, an heritage museum opened therein during 2012 and continuing research has allowed us to document some 1,300 Jews associated with Leadville through 1940. Bill was born and raised in New York City, holds degrees from the Universities of Michigan and Colorado, and supports his family and the Foundation as a property manager.
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