Rewind (2019 film) explained

Rewind
Director:Sasha Neulinger
Cinematography:Rick Smith
Runtime:86 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Rewind is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Sasha Neulinger. The film documents a family's struggle to understand and come to terms with multiple cases of child abuse, culminating in three criminal prosecutions. The film makes extensive use of the family's camcorder footage recorded before, during, and after the period in which the abuse occurred.[1]

The film includes coverage of the high-profile prosecution of Howard Nevison, a former cantor at the Jewish congregation of Temple Emanu-El in New York.[2]

The film was part-funded via crowdfunding website Kickstarter. The funding campaign commenced on 30 March 2014, and was marketed as "Rewind To Fast-Forward" and raised just over US$175,000.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Young man speaks out about sexual abuse in documentary . . English . November 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: Former Cantor Sentenced for Sexual Abuse of Nephew (Published 2006) . The New York Times . 1 November 2020 . 20 September 2006.
  3. Web site: Rewind To Fast-Forward . Kicktraq.com . 26 September 2021.
  4. Web site: REWIND – A Journey of Healing from Childhood Trauma . Independent Lens . PBS . 1 November 2020.