Steven Pressman was featured on this show for his previous film at the Israeli and Jewish Film Festival presented by the Weinstein Jewish Community Center. That film was “The Levys of Monticello” and he’s followed it up with a new documentary about a Richmond-born artist who became a world reknown sculptor. “Moses Ezekiel: Portrait of a Lost Artist” looks at this Jewish man who also fought for the South in the Civil War. Pressman is back to talk about this new doc, including:– A follow-up on “The Levys of Monticello”
– How he discovered Ezekiel
– The conflict of his support for the South
– His experience at VMI and how it affected his life
– His connection to Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant
– Using a Southern accent for his voiceover
– Was he gay?
– The notorious statue at the Arlington National Cemetary
LINKS
The Israeli & Jewish Film Festival
Trailer for Moses Ezekiel: A Portrait of a Lost Artist
My interview with Steven about The Levys of Monticello
The Levys of Monticello on Prime Video
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