Private Project

The Jewish Girl

A young Dutch-Canadian woman probes her reluctant relatives about their family's long-forgotten efforts to hide Jewish girls in their bakery during the Holocaust.

  • Adam Bentley
    Director
  • Adam Bentley
    Writer
  • Adam Bentley
    Producer
  • Lindsay Stamhuis
    Producer
  • Edmonton Jewish Film festival
    Producer
  • Lindsay Stamhuis
    Key Cast
  • Geoff Manchester
    Composer
  • Voula Fourlaris
    Cinematographer
  • Steven Lundle
    Location Sound
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Het Joodse Meisje
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, History, WW2, Holocaust, Jewish, Cats, Righteous Gentile, Music
  • Runtime:
    7 minutes 47 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 12, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    Dutch, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Edmonton Jewish Film Festival
    Edmonton
    Canada
    May 17, 2017
    World
    Earl Parker Award
Distribution Information
  • yegfilm
    Country: Canada
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Adam Bentley

Adam is a Canadian filmmaker based out of Edmonton, Alberta and the producer of #yegfilm. His short films and documentaries challenge audiences to open themselves up to new audio and visual methods to tell stories and present alternate aesthetics. His projects have screened at film festivals across Canada, the United States, Europe, on television, and online. He's interested to get into writing and producing for feature and short films and television.

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Director Statement

Thank you to the Edmonton Jewish Federation for supporting this project and to the Edmonton Arts Council for funding two subsequent Cultural Diversity in the Arts projects to develop this work.