The Forger
The Forger is an Emmy Award-winning and Peabody Award- nominated documentary short, produced by The New York Times. Manual Cinema worked closely with the Times to create shadow animations and the original score and sound design for the film, about the life and work of Adolfo Kaminsky—the famed Paris Forger who saved the lives of over 14,000 Jews during WWII.
“How do you become a forger? Out of necessity and by chance,” says Kaminsky. After the Second World War, Kaminsky spent the rest of his life helping others escape atrocities around the world.
The Forger won a News and Documentary Emmy Award in October 2017 and had its festival world premiere at the Hot Docs International Documentary Festival in 2017, where it won audience pick for top short.
Produced by Samantha Stark, Alexandra Garcia, Pamela Druckerman
Shadow Puppetry, Original Music & Sound design by Manual Cinema
Honors & Awards
Credits
For the New York Times
Produced By Samantha Stark, Alexandra Garcia, Pamela Druckerman
Field Producer Murat Gökmen
Cinematographer Stu McCardle
Edited by Samantha Stark, Alexandra Garcia, Taige Jensen
Executive Producers Adam B. Ellick, Nancy Gauss
FOR MANUAL CINEMA STUDIOS
Music Composed by Kyle Vegter and Ben Kauffman
Sound Design by Kyle Vegter and Ben Kauffman
Shadow Animations by Drew Dir, Sarah Fornace, Julia Miller
Music Recorded, Mixed, and Mastered by Kyle Vegter
Director of Photography Maren Celest
Puppeteers
Lizi Breit
Drew Dir
Sarah Fornace
Julia Miller
Musicians
Myra Hinrichs (violins)
Aimee Biasiello (viola)
Alex Ellsworth (cello)
Kyle Vegter (piano)
Ben Kauffman (guitar)
Special Thanks to Naomi Garriock