Dear Mandela
dir. by Dara Kell and Christopher Nizza (2011)
An inspirational, powerful story of three young activists struggling to save their homes in the shack settlements of Durban, South Africa. Read more…
Ahead of Time
dir. by Robert Richman (2009)
The biography of Ruth Gruber, nonagenarian photojournalist and Zelig-like figure in Twentieth Century History. Though this was Bob Richman’s first film as director, he has worked as director of photography on docs like “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Waiting for Superman,” and “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster.” Read more…
The Memory Thief
dir. by Gil Kofman (2007)
Independent feature film starring Mark Webber (“The Hottest State,” “Broken Flowers,” “Storytelling”), Rachel Miner (“Black Dahlia,” “Bully,” “Alice”) and Jerry Adler (“In Her Shoes,” “The Sopranos,” “Manhattan Murder Mystery”). Read more…
Year of the Fish
dir. by David Kaplan (2007)
Digitally animated re-setting of Cinderella set in a massage parlor in NYC’s Chinatown. Prince Charming (Ken Leung), in this case, plays accordion. I wrote and performed his songs. Premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2007.
States of Unbelonging
dir. by Lynne Sachs (2005)
A “cine-essay on violence in the Middle East.” Score features somewhat of a Tzadik Radical Jewish Culture All-Star lineup: Jewlia Eisenberg (Charming Hostess), Raz Mesinai (Badawi), and Basya Schechter (Pharoah’s Daughter).
Rene and I: From Auschwitz to America
dir. by Gina Angelone (2005)
Rene and I is a feature-length documentary about Rene Slotkin and Irene Hizme, twin siblings who survived Auschwitz and the experiments of Mengele and were reunited years later in America. The score is a blend of chamber textures, ambient electronics, and pop music, tracing their journey from Europe to America.
I wrote the score in October 2004 and recorded it at Brooklyn Recording (Andy Taub, engineer). It features performances by Okkyung Lee (cello), Jim Pugliese (percussion), Doug Wieselman (guitar and clarinets), and myself on piano, accordion, electronics, and percussion.
Rick
dir. by Curtiss Clayton (2003)
The day after I finished my Radical Jewish Culture album, I was hunched over a banjo in my 100 degree room in Brooklyn recording Christmas music- the demo for my first soundtrack. Against all odds, I got the gig, and the result is “Rick,” starring Bill Pullman, directed by Curtiss Clayton, music by Ted Reichman. Read more…
Written by Daniel Handler. With Bill Pullman, Aaron Stanford, Agnes Bruckner, and Sandra Oh.
