A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff (2021)
A mystical meta-musical about the biggest financial fraud in history.
75 min
A hybrid of memoir docudrama and narrative fantasy, A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff tells the story of Madoff and the system that allowed him to function for decades through the eyes of musician/poet Alicia Jo Rabins, who watches the financial crash from her 9th floor studio in an abandoned office building on Wall Street. Fueled by her growing obsession, real-life interviews transform into music videos, ancient spiritual texts become fevered fantasies of synchronized swimming, and a vivid, vulnerable work of art is born from the unique perspective of an artist watching the global financial collapse up close.
- Release date
- September 1, 2021
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Alicia Jo Rabins as Alicia Jo Rabins (Self)
- Robin McAlpine as Olivia
- Robin McAlpine as Crone 1
- Judy Silk as June
- Judy Silk as Crone 2
- Lois Feuerle as Crone 3
- David Frank as FBI Agent
- David Frank as Man in elevator
- David K. Freeman as David
- Cole Haenggi as Cole
- Daniella Rabbani as Therapist
- Patricia Schecter as Patricia
- Cynthia Star as Cynthia
Crew
- Alicia J. Rose · Director
- Lara Cuddy · Producer
- Asia Brown · Cinematographer
- Brad Reeb · Cinematographer
- Alicia J. Rose · Editor
- Nora Colie · Production designer
- Sarah Turner · Production designer