Film on Chevra Kadisha wins award
LOCAL film The Shomer, which focuses on the work of the Melbourne Chevra Kadisha, has won an award for best documentary film.
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LOCAL film The Shomer has won an award for best documentary at this year’s Campfire Film Festival awards, announced in conjunction with the Parliament of World Religions being held in Melbourne.
The Shomer was written and directed by Anton Blajer and produced by Jacob Oberman in 2006 and features the executive director of the Melbourne Chevra Kadisha, Ephraim Finch, explaining the rites and ritual of the burial service.
The film has won several awards including the Erwin Rado Scholarship.