Alberto Herskovits
Directing
Biography
Born in Buenos Aires 1961 raised in Germany. Studied at the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies in Giessen (82-87). Fulbright scholarship and postgraduate studies at the Anthropology Film Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico (89-91). Lives in Stockholm. Speaks fluent Swedish, English, Spanish, German. Four children.
Known For
Comedian Jonatan Unge is going on a stand-up tour in Europe. With his mainstay in life: his mother and journalist Cecilia Hagen. A slightly chaotic journey with improvised stand-ups, challenging journeys and unexpected destinations.
Cecilias boy
A film about four women who survived Auschwitz as teenagers. Despite their traumas and haunting memories, they have lived to nearly one hundred and are now among the few remaining to bear witness to the Holocaust. They live in Stockholm, have been friends for decades, and share a deep passion for playing bridge. Life proceeds as usual, but suddenly everything changes with Hamas' terror attack and the relentless war in Gaza that follows. A unique film about the Holocaust and the art of survival.
The Bridgeplayers
Documentary about Swedish emigration to Argentina via Brazil.
De okända utvandrarna
FAMILIA is the story of the Peruvian Barrientos family trying to keep together through 35 years of continuous struggle against poverty. Love and cohesion is put to the ultimate test when 50 year old Nati Barrientos leaves her family for immigrant work in Spain. Will she be able to fulfill her dreams without destroying what is most precious to her - FAMILIA.
Familia
A film about defying and stretching the generally accepted standards of good motherhood.
Moms on Fire
Known for his sharp tongue and controversial statements, Jörn Donner has been an important cultural personality in Sweden and Finland since the fifties. Author, film director, film producer, journalist, critic and politician. Jörn Donner is known for producing Fanny and Alexander and received an Oscar for it. But he has also been known for being bellicose and naturally he fights with the filmmakers Alberto Herskovits and Olavi Linna as they try to film him. He is especially cantankerous when they ask him to do something in front of the camera that he finds inane. He doesn’t want to prostitute himself anymore, he wants to talk! This desire provides a key to this quick-witted man’s incessant restlessness and his quarrels stand as a backdrop that facilitate the dialog Donner wants to have.