Ruth: A Little Girl's Big Journey | Breaking Through

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A series of documentary shorts about extraordinary journeys, unexpected triumphs, and boundaries overcome—whether personal, geographic, or cultural.

These true tales examine Dr Ruth’s origin story; a collective of revolutionary female filmmakers; a reluctant hero of the IDF; a poetic examination of Europe’s shifting borders; and a Torah scroll’s voyage to outer space.

Featured films: The Angel of History, I want to make a film about women, Image of Victory, Ruth: A Little Girl's Big Journey, and Space Torah.

An animated short film that brings to life the remarkable childhood journey of Dr. Ruth, her escape from Nazi Germany, and the choices that made her who she is today.

5 films in package

The Angel of History

A border in Europe. A painting by Paul Klee. A poem by Walter Benjamin. A film about yesterday and today, and how difficult it is to recognize one behind the other.

I want to make a film about women

A queer, speculative love letter to Russian constructivist women.

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Image of Victory

A wounded Israeli soldier finds himself turned into a war hero, and is unsure how to square his conflicted feeling about war with his newfound status.

Ruth: A Little Girl's Big Journey

An animated short film that brings to life the remarkable childhood journey of Dr. Ruth, her escape from Nazi Germany, and the choices that made her who she is today.

Space Torah

In 1996, NASA astronaut Dr. Jeff Hoffman brought a small Torah scroll on board Space Shuttle Columbia. On Shabbat, while orbiting Earth, he read from the book of Genesis, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”

Protected ContentThis content can only be viewed in authorized regions: United States of America, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands (U.S.).

A series of documentary shorts about extraordinary journeys, unexpected triumphs, and boundaries overcome—whether personal, geographic, or cultural.

Featured films: The Angel of History, I want to make a film about women, Image of Victory, Ruth: A Little Girl's Big Journey, and Space Torah.

An animated short film that brings to life the remarkable childhood journey of Dr. Ruth, her escape from Nazi Germany, and the choices that made her who she is today.