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Based in Montreal, and founded by Irene Lilienheim Angelico and Abbey Jack Neidik, DLI Productions is a Canadian production house for documentary films and TV series.

Film Productions

Irene Angelico and Abbey Neidik teamed up in 1980 to form DLI Productions and produce and direct the feature documentary, Dark Lullabies, about the effects of the Holocaust on children of Survivors and second-generation Germans. In the summer of 2013, it was selected as the inaugural feature documentary at the Stratford Festival Forum^[1], and continues to be screened, including a commemorative screening in Berlin^[2] ^[3]and Vilnius.^[4]

Angelico and Neidik went on to produce, direct and write the documentary series The Cola Conquest, ^[5]^[6]^[7] a metaphor for America and American influence worldwide; Black Coffee, a trilogy on the social political and revolutionary history of coffee; and Inside the Great Magazines^[8] about the first international medium.

DLI's documentary one-offs include Between the Solitudes/Entre Solitudes, about the Anglos of Quebec; A Song For Tibet about the Dalai Lama and Tibetans in exile; The Love Prophet and the Children of God ^[9] about a sex for salvation cult; The Journey Home: A Romanian Adoption; She Got Game^[10]^[11] about the women’s tennis tour; Unbreakable Minds, to break the stigma of mental illness; Vendetta Song^[12]^[13] about a Kurdish honour killing; Canadaville, USA^[14], a safe haven for Hurricane Katrina victims; Big Wind about the detrimental effects of wind turbines; and Shekinah: the Intimate Life of Hasidic Women^[15]. The team went on to produce Beyond Earth: the Beginning of NewSpace about the privatization of space and Shekinah Rising, a follow up to the first Shekinah film. At the time of writing, DLI Productions is in production with the feature version of Reaching for Zion, a film about racism, anti-Semitism and exile featuring Bob Marley’s granddaughter Donisha Pendergrast and in distribution with First to Stand: the Cases and Cases of Irwin Cotler^[16] ^[17] ^[18] about Irwin Cotler and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.

Books

Along with their work in film, DLI has published books and articles. The Aftermath: A Survivor's Odyssey Through War-Torn Europe by Henry Lilienheim^[19]^[20]^[21] the inspiration for Dark Lullabies, which was endorsed by Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Elie Wiesel and the Dalai Lama. Angelico also edited The Third Seder: A Haggadah for Yom HaShoah^[22], to commemorate the Liberation from the Holocaust. The Aftermath: Grandpa's Search for Grandma after the War is a graphic novel written and illustrated by Toben Neidik based on his grandfather's search for his grandmother.^[23]

Awards

Dark Lullabies (1985)

International Film Festival of Mannheim - Grand Prize (1985)

International Film Festival of Mannheim - Special Prize, Most Socially-Politically Engaging Film

International film Festival of Mannheim - Ecumenical Jury Award

International Film Festival of Mannheim - Audience Pick

Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, Prize of the City of Torino - Best Feature Film Nominee

World Television Festival, Tokyo - Most Memorable Film

American Film Festival - Red Ribbon

National Film Board of Canada, A Salute to the Documentary - Prix du Public

Entre Solitudes / Between Solitudes (1992)

Les Prix Gémeaux- Best Documentary Nomination

Les Prix Gémeaux Best Editing Nomination

FIPA, Cannes, Les Grands Reportages Faits de Societé

Earth Peace International Festival – Certificate of Apeciation

A Song for Tibet (1991)

Genie – Best Documentary of the Year

Yorkton – Best Documentary of the Year

Hawaii – Best Documentary of the Year

American Film Festival - Blue Ribbon

The Cola Conquest; A Trilogy (1998)

Hot Docs - Best Documentary Series - Independent

Chicago international Television Competition, Silver Hugo - Best Series

Gemini Awards - Best Writing in a Documentary or Series

National Education Media Network - Gold Apple

Encounter Internacionais de Cinema Documentale, Vila Franca de Xira

Gemini Awards - Best Documentary Nomination

The Love Prophet and the Children of God (1998)

Chicago International Television Competition, Gold Plaque - Best Biography of the Year

Yorktown Short Film and Video Festival - Golden Sheaf Award,

Hot Docs - Best Biography Nominee

She Got Game (2003)

Sports Movies & TV International Festival, Milan - Guirlande d'Honneur

Temecula Valley Int. Film and Music Festival, California - Best Documentary

Columbus International Film Festival - Chris Statuette

Aurora Awards - Gold Award Winner

Unbreakable Minds (2005)

Peabody Award Nomination

Willpower Board of Directors Grateful Appreciation Award

Vendetta Song (2005)

Hot Docs CIDA Prize - Best Canadian Documentary on International Development

Hot Docs Audience Pick Top Ten

Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois - Best Documentary

Rendez-vous du Cinéma Québécois, Quebec Film Critics Association - Best Documentary

Female Eye Film Festival - Best Documentary

Calgary International Festival- Best Documentary

International Women’s Festival Cinema Delle Donne, Italy - 3rd prize

Unbreakable Minds (2005)

Peabody Award Nomination

Willpower Board of Directors Grateful Appreciation AwardBlack Coffee (2007)

Gemini Awards - “Gold In Your Cup" - Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

Best Original Music Score for a Documentary Program or Series

Canadaville, USA (2008)

Chicago Film Festival - Merit Prize for Social Political Documentary

Shekinah: The Intimate Life of Hasidic Women (2013)

Crown Heights Film Festival – Best Documentary

Beyond Earth: the Beginning of NewSpace (2016) [edit]

Hollywood Independent Documentary Awards - Award Winner

Beyond Earth Film Festival - Jury’s Special Mention.

References

^ Cohen, Mike (2013). "Canadian documentary about the Holocaust experiences a renaissance" (PDF). The Jewish Tribune.
^ Peary, Gerald (February 27, 1986). "Berlin toasts Pool's 'pearl". The Globe and Mail.
^ "Bewegung zum Tode hin" (PDF). Frankfurter Allemeine Zeitung. October 17, 1985.
^ "Dark Lullaby: Irene Angelico's belated pilgrimage to Vilnius". Delfi EN (in Lithuanian). December 14, 2016. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
^ Chidley, Joe (September 1985). "The Cola Conquest" (PDF). Macleans.
^ Saunders, Doug (September 5, 1985). ""How Coke taught the world to sing its tune" (PDF). The Globe and Mail.
^ Blanchette, Josée (March 29, 1996). "Le vrai de vrai" (PDF). Le Devoir.
^ Cauchon, Paul (March 11, 2007). "Les grands magazines est-ils encore un avenir?" (PDF). Le Devoir.
^ Brownstein, Bill (August 29, 1998). "Couple turns lens on Pop Culture: From pop to cult life" (PDF). The Gazette.
^ Wertheim, Jon (April 28, 2003). "Hewitt's lawsuit has little merit" (PDF). Sports Illustrated.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Tebbut, Tom (2003). "Documentary shows life behind game" (PDF). The Globe and Mail.
^ Heinrich, Jeff (February 25, 2005). "Focus on Deadly Custom" (PDF). The Gazette.
^ Ozen, Omer (February 15, 2005). "Ve Bir Kan Davasi Ezgisi ya da Guzide" (PDF). bzim Anadolu.
^ Wyatt, Nelson (November 1, 2007). "The town Frank Stronach built". Toronto Star.
^ Ghert-Zand, Renee (October 29, 2013). "New documentary opens a hermetically closed world". The Times of Israel.
^ "Documentary Film Featuring Canadian Human Rights Lawyer Irwin Cotler Premiers in DC, as Cotler Receives Prestigious Human Rights Award". Lantos Foundation. October 10, 2023.
^ Wheeler, Brad (February 5, 2023). "With their new film about Irwin Cotler, married Montreal filmmakers make a stand for human rights". The Globe and Mail.
^ "Grapevine February 22, 2023: A matter of timing". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-02-22.
^ Leblanc, Benjamin H. (April 25, 1995). "The Aftermath: un temoinage inestimable" (PDF). Le Quartier Libre.
^ Schwartz, Susan (December 22, 1994). "'We did not perish'" (PDF). The Gazette.
^ Pearson, Dan (July 13, 1995). "Survival Story" (PDF). Daily Southtown.
^ Arnold, Janice (April 11, 2012). "Third seder created to commemorate Holocaust" (PDF). The Canadian Jewish News.
^ "The Aftermath". DLI Productions.

External Links

DLI Productions official website

DLI Production, IMDB

Abbey Neidik, IMDB

References

[1] Cohen, Mike (2013). "Canadian documentary about the Holocaust experiences a renaissance" (PDF). The Jewish Tribune.

[2] Peary, Gerald (February 27, 1986). "Berlin toasts Pool's 'pearl". The Globe and Mail.

[3] "Bewegung zum Tode hin" (PDF). Frankfurter Allemeine Zeitung. October 17, 1985.

[4] "Dark Lullaby: Irene Angelico's belated pilgrimage to Vilnius". Delfi EN (in Lithuanian). December 14, 2016. Retrieved 2025-01-28.

[5] Chidley, Joe (September 1985). "The Cola Conquest" (PDF). Macleans.

[6] Saunders, Doug (September 5, 1985). ""How Coke taught the world to sing its tune" (PDF). The Globe and Mail.

[7] Blanchette, Josée (March 29, 1996). "Le vrai de vrai" (PDF). Le Devoir.

[8] Cauchon, Paul (March 11, 2007). "Les grands magazines est-ils encore un avenir?" (PDF). Le Devoir.

[9] Brownstein, Bill (August 29, 1998). "Couple turns lens on Pop Culture: From pop to cult life" (PDF). The Gazette.

[10] Wertheim, Jon (April 28, 2003). "Hewitt's lawsuit has little merit" (PDF). Sports Illustrated.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[11] Tebbut, Tom (2003). "Documentary shows life behind game" (PDF). The Globe and Mail.

[12] Heinrich, Jeff (February 25, 2005). "Focus on Deadly Custom" (PDF). The Gazette.

[13] Ozen, Omer (February 15, 2005). "Ve Bir Kan Davasi Ezgisi ya da Guzide" (PDF). bzim Anadolu.

[14] Wyatt, Nelson (November 1, 2007). "The town Frank Stronach built". Toronto Star.

[15] Ghert-Zand, Renee (October 29, 2013). "New documentary opens a hermetically closed world". The Times of Israel.

[16] "Documentary Film Featuring Canadian Human Rights Lawyer Irwin Cotler Premiers in DC, as Cotler Receives Prestigious Human Rights Award". Lantos Foundation. October 10, 2023.

[17] Wheeler, Brad (February 5, 2023). "With their new film about Irwin Cotler, married Montreal filmmakers make a stand for human rights". The Globe and Mail.

[18] "Grapevine February 22, 2023: A matter of timing". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-02-22.

[19] Leblanc, Benjamin H. (April 25, 1995). "The Aftermath: un temoinage inestimable" (PDF). Le Quartier Libre.

[20] Schwartz, Susan (December 22, 1994). "'We did not perish'" (PDF). The Gazette.

[21] Pearson, Dan (July 13, 1995). "Survival Story" (PDF). Daily Southtown.

[22] Arnold, Janice (April 11, 2012). "Third seder created to commemorate Holocaust" (PDF). The Canadian Jewish News.

[23] "The Aftermath". DLI Productions.

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