“The (Whole) Cinemagillah” premiers at National Museum of American Jewish History
Shlain and Goldberg’s project is inspired by the original films playing in NMAJH’s core exhibition utilizing clips from films and television that reflect how the American Jewish experience is depicted and understood in popular media. The film captures a range of cinematic moments, whether it is a scene from Cabaret, Spock’s famous salute in Star Trek, or a clip from Seinfeld. The film’s, “The (Whole) Cinemagillah,” blends the concepts of cinema (a sequence of images wound onto a reel and unwound to tell a story) and megillah (a sequence of words wound onto a scroll and unwound to tell a story).