The Tribe

 
 

An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll…in about 15 mins.



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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?


  1. Photos from the San Francisco Premiere at the Herbst Theater

  2. More Premiere shots

  3. Watch the 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












 

Selected at over 100 film festivals


Winner of 15 Awards


Used in over 200 institutions of higher learning


Translated into 8 languages


Screened on 6 continents


# 1 Most downloaded short film on iTunes