Hava Nagila: The Movie

75 minutes - United States, Ukraine, Israel - 2012

Status Completed

Format Film

Category Full-length documentary

Genre DocumentaryHistoricalComedy

Directors Roberta Grossman

Screenwriter Sophie Sartain

Director of photography (DOP) Michael Chin

Film editor Chris Callister

Producer Roberta GrossmanMarta KauffmanSophie Sartain

Executive Producers Lisa Thomas

Line Producers Pavlina Zіpkova

Creation year 2012

Country United StatesUkraineIsrael

Language English

World Premiere 19 july 2012

We all know and have heard the motif of the Jewish song "Hava Nagila" more than once. When Abraham Zvi Idelson wrote it in 1918, he could not imagine how popular it would become around the world. There are now countless covers and re-songs by singers such as Glen Campbell, The Beatles and cartoon and TV characters. But few know the whole history of this cultural phenomenon. The creators of the film "Hava Nagila" tried to understand the history of the song itself and the question of its popularity. To do this, the director and the film crew covered everything from Ukraine to YouTube.

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