STU (2019)
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Country:
USA
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Duration:
20 min
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Genre:
biography
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Director:
Jonathan Gruber
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Producer:
Jonathan Gruber, Tom Cohen
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Cast:
Stuart Eizenstat
About film
A short film profiling the life of U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. Stuart “Stu” Eizenstat. Eizenstat is known for working with President Jimmy Carter and advising him on the political situation in the Near East. Stuart Eizenstat lobbied for the creation of the Holocaust museum in the U.S., and as a politician worked hard to help those who survived the Holocaust. During the Clinton Administration, Stuart served as the Special Representative of the President and Secretary of State on Holocaust-Era Issues, negotiating payments for slave and forced laborers, as well as Kindertransport survivors. Stu is a film-interview that tells about Eizenstat’s career. It features presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, as well as many other political leaders of note.
Rewards and nominations
- Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 2020 — Official Selection
- Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival 2020 — World Premiere
Director
Jonathan Gruber is an American producer, director, screenwriter, and editor. He is an executive producer of Black Eye Productions and has been creating films since 1995. Gruber’s films for television were screened on History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, and many others. Gruber has created many films on historical events and characters, from Alexander the Great and Leonardo da Vinci to the Hiroshima bombings. As of 2020, Jonathan is working on a documentary feature dedicated to the life of Israel’s former prime minister Menachem Begin.
Director
Jonathan Gruber is an American producer, director, screenwriter, and editor. He is an executive producer of Black Eye Productions and has been creating films since 1995. Gruber’s films for television were screened on History Channel, Discovery, National Geographic, and many others. Gruber has created many films on historical events and characters, from Alexander the Great and Leonardo da Vinci to the Hiroshima bombings. As of 2020, Jonathan is working on a documentary feature dedicated to the life of Israel’s former prime minister Menachem Begin.
