Katahdin Productions

Vishniac (on going project) is a new feature length film in development about the life, work, and legacy of roman vishniac. A passionate photographer and scientist, vishniac is best known for having traversed eastern europe from 1935 through 1938, on assignment for the joint distribution committee, to photograph jewish life in eastern europe. These photographs are one of the last remaining visual records of a world and culture that had been almost entirely destroyed by the end of world war ii. Through his work, we see jewish life - not just in eastern european shtetls, but also in cosmopolitan berlin; the nazi rise to power; jews in visa offices attempting to leave europe; zionist training camps; jewish immigrants in america.

The lost shtetl museum (lsm) is an introductory film that introduces visitors to eduva's jewish history and more broadly the history of lithuanian jewry from the early settlement days to 1918. It is a documentary with archival materials, recreations and scholar interviews. The film will be screened throughout the day in the lsm's shtetl theater on a large format screen.

Various other projects related to the Foundation's mission to create high-quality educational documentary media projects with the purpose of opening minds, provoking dialogue, and encouraging positive social change.