The Anne Frank Gift Shop

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The Anne Frank Gift Shop
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Directed byMickey Rapkin
Written byMickey Rapkin
Produced byNoam Dromi
Greg Zekowski
Starring Ari Graynor
Chris Perfetti
Kate Burton
Jason Butler Harner
Mary Beth Barone
Josh Meyers
CinematographyChloe Weaver
Edited by Tim Nackashi
Music byPeter Seibert
Production
company
Reboot Studios
Release date
Running time
15 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Anne Frank Gift Shop is a 2023 American short black comedy drama film written and directed by Mickey Rapkin. It stars Ari Graynor, Chris Perfetti, Kate Burton, Jason Butler Harner, Mary Beth Barone, and Josh Meyers.

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Summary

The film is about a meeting where a design firm proposes plans to re-imagine the Anne Frank House's gift shop while appealing to Generation Z. [1] [2]

Cast

Accolades

The film won Best Narrative Short at the 2023 San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. [3] It was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards, [4] but was not nominated. [5]

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References

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