Angel Wagenstein: Art Is a Weapon (2017)
85 min
As a teenager in wartime Bulgaria, Wagenstein commanded a daredevil Jewish partisan brigade, surviving capture and torture by fascist police. At 94 years old, screenwriter, author and revolutionary Angel Wagenstein offers an account of his life in film and politics. Film clips contextualize historical moments and history contextualizes the films as Wagenstein provides witty and insightful commentary throughout.
- Release date
- January 22, 2017
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Angel Wagenstein as Self
- Maxim Benvenisti as Self
- Stefan Danailov as Self
- Rana Dasgupta as Self
- Elizabeth Frank as Self
- Kristen Ghodsee as Self
- Naum Kleiman as Self
- Antonia Kovacheva as Self
- Maria Todorova as Self
- Mariana Valkanova as Self
Crew
- Andrea Simon · Director
- Andrea Simon · Producer
- Daniel Epstein · Cinematographer
- Adrienne Haspel · Editor
- Elka Nikolova · Editor
- Mary Ann Toman · Editor