Moses Ezekiel: A Portrait of a Lost Artist
Directed by Steven Pressman
Documentary
USA, 2024
English
56 Minutes
Sunday, January 19 @ 2:00 PM
Virginia Museum of History & Culture, 428 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd
Co-presented by the Virigina Museum of History & Culture
From the award-winning director of 50 Children and The Levys of Monticello, Steven Pressman’s timely and provocative new documentary film tells the unknown story of artist Moses Ezekiel (1844-1917), a world-famous American sculptor who had been born and raised in a large Jewish family in Richmond, Virginia.
Before becoming an artist, he was the first Jewish cadet to be enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute and was among a class of cadets who fought for the Confederacy in the 1864 Battle of New Market during the U.S. Civil War.
This documentary film tells Ezekiel’s story, while also focusing on the modern-day debate over the presence of Confederate statues and monuments in the United States, including those made by Ezekiel.
Post-screen discussion with film director, Steven Pressman, immediately following the film.
Moses Ezekiel: A Portrait of a Lost Artist
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About Steven Pressman
Steven Pressman was born and raised in Los Angeles and received an undergraduate degree in political science at the University of California, Berkeley. He worked as a newspaper and magazine journalist for many years, either as a reporter or editor at a variety of publications in Los Angeles, Washington DC, and San Francisco.
As a filmmaker, Steve directed and produced50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus, which premiered on HBO in 2013 and received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Historical Programming.
His next film, Holy Silence, had its broadcast premiere on PBS in 2020and has also been seen at numerous film festivals and other venues throughout the United States. Steve was a filmmaker-in-residence at San Francisco’s Jewish Film Institute while he was working on Holy Silence.
Steve’s third film, The Levys of Monticello, screened at more than 100 film festivals throughout the United States and received audience awards for best documentary at the JxJ/Washington DC Jewish Film Festival and the Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival .The film also received the Building Bridges award at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.
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