HISTORICAL SHORT
FRAGILE TIES
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At the height of World War I, Jewish immigrant Layla Berkovitz seeks help from the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society to help contact her family in war-torn Europe.
Based on research by: Gavin Beinart-Smollan
Written, Directed, & Edited by: Keith Leung
Produced by: Gavin Beinart-Smollan & Keith Leung
Starring: Layla Feder & John Toon
Extras: Charlie Pingel, Mary Kate Abner, Ben Szemerenyi, Aidan Middlebrook, Michael Perrone, Elizabeth Winters, & Gavin Beinart-Smollan
Director of Photography: Kim Johnson
Assistant Director & Production Design: Menny Son
Assistant Camera: Harshith Kotni
Gaffer: Gabriella Miko
Key Grip: Irina Lazouski
Sound Mixer: Addison Knies
Thank You To: Professor Hasia Diner, Kenneth Earle, Nelia Ekeji, Andrea Guerrero, David Hall, Caroline Heafey, Professor Natasha Iskander, Professor Kevin Kenny, Mary Elizabeth Lennon, Michelle Nadboy, Norin Sklamberg
Additional Thanks: Glucksman Ireland House NYU, New York City Fire Department, The Yivo Institute For Jewish Research
In Association With: NYU Migration Network
Shot on Location in New York City.