The Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film

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Overview

In September 2009, the Foundation received ninety-two completed applications for post-production support from filmmakers based in the US, Israel and Europe. The pool of projects spanned a diverse range of forms, including biography, verite and experimental, and treated a wide array of subjects, including historical figures both common and unknown, contemporary leaders and unique communities.

A total of $120,000 was awarded to five films: The Bagel: An Immigrant Story (Sarah Teale, Nela Wagman and Joan Micklin Silver), Black Bus (Anat Zuria and Lynn Roth), Budrus (Julia Bacha, Lisa Zbar and Ronit Avni), Crime After Crime (Yoav Potash) and Surviving Hitler: A Love Story (Formerly Of Love and Treason) (John-Keith Wasson).

The Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Film supports the completion of original documentaries that explore the Jewish experience in all its complexity. The fund was created with a lead grant from Steven Spielberg's Righteous Persons Foundation and sustained over 10 years with major support from the Charles H. Revson Foundation. The priority of the fund is to support projects that address significant subjects; offer fresh, challenging perspectives; engage audiences across cultural lines; and expand the understanding of Jewish experiences.

In the past, grants have generally ranged in size from $15,000 to $35,000.

Please note that the Foundation does not fund individual projects outside of our established programs.