2007
May 2007
Saturday 5 May 2007
Sat 5 May, 8:30 pm. 401 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19103. 215-446-3045. $12. Gershman Y Jewish Community Center - [email][events]
Director: Tiffany Shlain, 2005, USA, 18 minutes What can the most successful doll on the planet show us about being Jewish today? Narrated by Peter Coyote, the film weaves together archival footage, graphics, animation, Barbie dioramas, and slam poetry to take audiences on an electric ride through the complex history of both the Barbie doll and the Jewish people from Biblical times to present. By tracing Barbie's history, the film sheds light on what it means to be an American Jew in the 21st Century.