Maybe some people are just born unlucky? This documentary film weaves together a diverse collection of different voices from London’s Jewish community to explore the concept of “luck” or “mazel”. From lucky charms and curses to global economics and quantum physics, this humorous and philosophical piece of visual poetry navigates the boundaries between religion and superstition to ask how the invisible hand of mazel has touched us all.
This film was commissioned by The Jewish Film Festival & supported by The Pears Foundation and co-produced with Pilgrim Films in 2009.
FILM CREDITS:
| Filmed and Directed by: | Christopher Thomas Allen |
| Producer: | Andrew Hinton |
| Assistant Producers: | Alice Ceresole & Anna Maconochie |
| Editor: | Christopher Thomas Allen |
| Assistant Editor: | Helen Omand |
| Online Editor Grade: | Chris Hall |
| Music Composer: | Malcolm Litson |
| Additional Camera: | James Price & Tim Cowie |
Festival Screenings:
Insight Film Festival, Manchester, UK, 2011 ***Winner of the Coexist Award***
SFJFF – San Fransisco Jewish Film Festival, San Fransisco, USA 2010
Vimeo Awards Vimeo Festival, New York City, USA 2010
Hackney Film Festival Rio Cinema, Dalston, London, UK 2010
SXSW South by Southwest, film festival, Austin, Texas, USA, 2010
By Design, Northwest film forum, Seattle USA, 2010
London Short Film Festival Roxy, London, UK, 2010
UK Jewish Film Festival Tricycle Cinema, London, UK 200
