Gary's Story
Directed by: New Jewish Filmmaking Project, Yelena Altman, Olga Altshuler, Sam Ball, Gary Podvalny
Language: English
2007 | United States | Beta SP | Color | World Premiere | 12 min
Topics: Youth
Directors, producer in person
"No one needs a Jew who's second best," 16-year-old Gary Podvalny's elders like to remind him. Gary's family emigrated from Moscow to San Francisco in 1990 with $300 to its name. Today, the Podvalnys own their own auto shop. "Don't spend your life under a car," his father admonishes. There's no time for pit stops when you're chasing the American dream.
This is the latest Citizen Film production for SFJFF's New Jewish Filmmaking Project
Presented with I Am - You Are