This is a tale that asks us to think deeply about the relation between tradition and change, and the difficulties of following one’s own destiny. Aviel’s journey takes us into a world of ancient practices, hallowed rituals and the making of beautiful religious art. Beneath that compelling and visually stunning tale is a story that raises many issues of great urgency for our times.
Produced, Directed & Written by
Donna & Daniel Zuckerbrot
Editor
Michèle Hozer
Director of Photography
Andrew Binnington
Composers
Aaron Davis
John Lang
Assistant Editor
Hilda Rasula
Sound Recordists
Viorel Ghiocel
Steven Jones
Jason O’Neill
Shimshon Yanai
Location Manager (Israel)
David Gamlieli
Online Editor
Michèle Hozer
Colourist
Robert Ablack
Sound Editor
Dustin Harris
Jakob Thiesen
Re-recording Mixer
Kevin Tokar
Legal Affairs
Richard Hanet
Stock Footage/Archival Visuals
Bill Aron
Aviel Barclay
Karryn Barclay
Tamsin Charles
Corbis
Archive Films/Getty Images
Jupiter Images
Keith Levit
Photodisc
With Special Thanks To:
Aviel Barclay
Karryn Barclay
Rabbi Tirzah Ben-David
Tamsin Charles
Susan Davis
Rabbi Fern Feldman
Rabbi Hillel Goelman
Yitzhak Goldstein
Wendy Graff
Rabbi Shmuel Granatstein
Rabbi Neal Loevinger
Lawrence Marcuson
Yehuda Miklaf
Anna Milner
Michal Mivasair
Sophie Mivasair
Rabbi Schachar Orenstein
Shalom Paul
Izzy Pludwinski
Rabbi Victor Reinstein
Joel Rothschild
Leon Schiff
Yitzhak Steiner
Rabbi Yosef Wosk
Rabbi Yehaskel
Congregation Shaarey Tefilah
Community of Kadima
Or Shalom Spiritual Community
Temple Israel
Congregation Tifereth Abraham
Beth Tikvah Congregation
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Vaad Mishmeres STaM
Executive Producers
Donna Zuckerbrot
Daniel Zuckerbrot
Executive Producer, Vision TV
Alberta Nokes
Executive Producer for Faith & Values Media
William Spencer Reilly
Produced in association with VisionTV and Faith & Values Media with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credits and the Ontario film & Television Tax Credits.
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