Directed by Leonard Yakir

Logline: Herschel embodies the ambiguity of Holocaust survivor children who vacillate between demands of the world and spirit.

Synopsis: Herschel, a young Jewish cellist, returns to his hometown searching to reconnect. He rents loft space in a warehouse where Kramer an old tailor lives out his fantasies of a once thriving garment factory. Kramer tailors Herschel a suit; symbolically fashioning him into the son he has banished.

Distribution Contact: WFG

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RUNTIME: 90 Minutes
GENRE: Narrative, Fiction
PRODUCTION FORMAT: 35mm, 16mm
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
TECHNIQUES: Live Action
KEYWORDS: Winnipeg, Feature, Jewish

Director's Statement: The Mourning Suit is the first locally produced feature film to be made in Winnipeg. Authored by Joey Wiesenfeld and its Director/Producer Leonard Yakir, both children of Holocaust survivors who grew up in Winnipeg's North end.