A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff is a mix of memoir docudrama and narrative fantasy. It tells the story of Bernie Madoff and the system that allowed him to function for decades through the eyes of musician and poet Alicia Jo Rabins, who watches the financial crash from her studio on the ninth floor of an abandoned office building on Wall Street. Rabins is a character in the film. Real-life interviews are transformed into music videos as a result of her growing obsession. Ancient spiritual texts are reimagined as fevered fantasies of synchronized swimming. A vivid and vulnerable piece of artwork is created as a result of the unique perspective of an artist who is directly observing the collapse of the global financial system.
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A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff is a mix of memoir docudrama and narrative fantasy. It tells the story of Bernie Madoff and the system that allowed him to function for decades through the eyes of musician and poet Alicia Jo Rabins, who watches the financial crash from her studio on the ninth floor of an abandoned office building on Wall Street. Rabins is a character in the film. Real-life interviews are transformed into music videos as a result of her growing obsession. Ancient spiritual texts are reimagined as fevered fantasies of synchronized swimming. A vivid and vulnerable piece of artwork is created as a result of the unique perspective of an artist who is directly observing the collapse of the global financial system.
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