Cohen on the Bridge

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Cohen on the Bridge
Directed by Andrew Wainrib
Produced byElan Frank, Andrew Wainrib
Release date
  • 2009 (2009)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryIsrael

Cohen on the Bridge is an animated short documentary about Operation Entebbe by director Andrew Wainrib.

The film won the St. Louis International Film Festival's Festival Prize [1] and was an Award Winner at the Palm Springs International Shortfest. [2]

It was exhibited in 2010 and 2011 at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, Montana, the Tallgrass Film Festival in Wichita, Kansas, the Jerusalem International Film Festival, and the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in Santa Barbara, California.

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References

  1. "St. Louis International Film Festival (2021)". IMDb .
  2. "Cohen on the Bridge: Rescue at Entebbe | 2010 Palm Springs Int'l ShortFest | Andrew Wainrib | Israel". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-02-23.