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a documentary film
Synopsis

From the clutch of a tyrannical czar in 1882 to the sandy soils of southern New Jersey, forty-three Russian Jewish families escaped persecution to partake in a first-time social experiment—to form a cooperative agricultural-based community. The full-length documentary, ALLIANCE, tells this unique true story of family, immigration, connection, and growth. This film looks at the foundational history of the Alliance Colony, the first successful Jewish farming community in the United States. 

 

A vast network of Alliance descendants continue to remain in touch with each other. Together they are able to trace their families’ histories and retell the stories of their ancestors—inspiring stories that deserve to be remembered, tales of immigration and early American Jewry. ALLIANCE casts a light on the brave souls that made this seemingly impossible experiment thrive. This will be the only documentary bearing witness to the stories of Alliance descendants and their ancestors with a currently relevant exploration of immigration.

Today, walking through the cemetery that is the final resting place to generations of Alliance Colony ancestors, one can almost hear the stories of the families that settled this area, and how those families have intersected and diverged throughout the last century.

And now this film captures the heartening history and

the legacy that is ALLIANCE will live on.

Credits

Directed and Produced by Susan Kehnemui Donnelly

Little Buttercup Films

Cinematography by Ted Salins

Reviews

Named a 2021 "Hot Film in the Making"

by the Roy W. Dean Grant from

From the Heart Productions

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Help us tell this untold story.  Support ALLIANCE

ALLIANCE still needs support to help fund impact campaign outreach, film festival attendance, marketing, and distribution of the film.

Easily make a donation here or through our Go Fund Me page.

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Thank you for your donation to ALLIANCE. We truly appreciate your support.

Interested in becoming a sponsorship partner? Want to host a fundraiser?

Contact us at info@alliancefilm.com.

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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the film, please download the full film treatment below,

or contact us at info@alliancefilm.com.

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