Synopsis

A 91-year-old Holocaust survivor donates his violin of 70 years to a local instrument drive, changing the life of a 12-year-old school girl from America’s poorest congressional district, and unexpectedly, his own. < Joe’s Violin > poignantly illustrates how a small act can have a great impact.

Director

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  • Kahane Cooperman
  • An American documentary filmmaker and television producer, Kahane Cooperman began her career working with pioneering documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles at Maysles Films. Her short film Joe’s Violin, which premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, was nominated for Best Documentary (Short Subject) at the 2017 Academy Awards.