Welcome to the Waks Family | |
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Directed by | Barbara Chobocky |
Written by | Jeff Bruer
[1] Barbara Chobocky |
Produced by | Barbara Chobocky Rod Freedman [2] |
Starring |
Manny Waks Avi Yemini |
Narrated by | Barbara Chobocky |
Cinematography | Jeff Bruer
[1] Rocco Fasano Nicholas Sherman |
Release date |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Welcome to the Waks Family is a 2003 Australian documentary film exploring the life of a Chabad Hasidic family in Melbourne. [1] The film follows the life of Zephaniah and Hava Waks and their 17 children, including Manny and Avi. Zephaniah was born Stephen Waks and lived as a secular Jew in Sydney, Australia, before joining the Chabad Hasidic community. The documentary was directed by filmmaker Barbara Chobocky who was a friend of Zephaniah while they both studied at university. The film was screened on the SBS television channel. [4] [5] [3]