The Tribe (2006): An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people

and the Barbie doll…in around 15 minutes.

Selected at over 100 film festivals (including Sundance, Tribeca and Rotterdam)

Winner of 13 Awards (including Grand Jury Prizes and Audiences Awards)

Used in over 100 institutions of higher learning (Harvard, Princeton, Stanford)

Translated into 8 languages

Screened on 6 continents

#1 Most downloaded short film on iTunes

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Synopsis: What can the most successful doll on the planet show us about being Jewish today? Narrated by Peter Coyote, the film mixes old school narration with a new school visual style. The Tribe weaves together archival footage, graphics, animation, Barbie dioramas, and slam poetry to take audiences on an electric ride through the complex history of both the Barbie doll and the Jewish people- from Biblical times to present day. By tracing Barbie's history, the film sheds light on the questions: What does it mean to be an American Jew today? What does it mean to be a member of any tribe in the 21st Century?

Photos from the San Francisco Premiere at the Herbst Theater

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*Film Sundance made of our experience there...                               

                                                                                 

Narrated by Peter Coyote

Directed/produced/edited by Tiffany Shlain

Co-written by Tiffany  Shlain and Ken Goldberg

Art Directed by Gil Gershoni

Featuring Vanessa Hidary