By virtually every yardstick, antisemitism in the U.S. and Europe is rising and worsening in ways not seen since the 1930s. It comes in the forms of vandalism, social media abuse, assault and murder. Like a virus, it mutates and evolves across cultures, borders and ideologies, making it all but impossible to stop. Filmmaker Andrew Goldberg explores its infectious behavior in Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations as he travels through four countries to speak firsthand with victims, witnesses, antisemites, and interviewees including Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Fareed Zakaria, George Will and Deborah Lipstadt.
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Featuring
Bill Clinton
Tony Blair
Julianna Margulies
George Will
Deborah Lipstadt
Fareed Zakaria
Press
“Powerful”
Newsweek — Feb. 13, 2020
“Excellent”
Culture Vulture — Feb. 21, 2020
“Eye opening...”
CBS New York — Feb. 20, 2020
“Riveting…fascinating”
The Wall Street Journal
“Bottom line: as a guide through this hellscape, Goldberg is calm, rational, humane. At least someone is. Someone has to be.”
Newsday
”Undeniably powerful”
Common Sense Media
“Goldberg’s ability to talk with both sides of the fight and the great interviews with people like Bill Clinton is the film’s greatest strength...Viral is a powerful documentary that should be included in social studies, government, and history classes around the world.”
Red Carpet Crash — Feb. 23, 2020
“Necessary…” “…Goldberg takes a deep dive … Some of you might not like what you see but you need to see it.”
Solzy at the Movies — Feb. 21, 2020
Diagnosing Anti-Semitism as a Virulent Disease
Forward — Feb. 25, 2020
”Brutal, yet vital…the movie is must-see viewing in our current age of rising global hatred against not only Jews, but ethnic minorities everywhere.”
Hammer to Nail — Feb. 20, 2020
“...undeniably powerful...includes some amazing, Michael Moore-like interviews...it's a film that should be seen.”
Forward — Feb. 25, 2020
”New Film Explores the ‘Virus’ of Global Antisemitism”
The Algemeiner — Feb. 18, 2020
“New Documentary Featuring Bill Clinton Examines Anti-Semitism in US and Europe”
Jewish Telegraphic Agency — Feb, 14, 2020
”First Look at ‘Viral': New Film Explores Rise of Anti-Semitic Attacks in US and Europe”
The Wrap — Jan. 21, 2020
Credits
Written, Produced and Directed by:
Andrew Goldberg
Produced and Edited by:
Diana Robinson
Cinematographer
Robert Hanna
Opening Narration
Julianna Margulies
Lead Sound Recordists
Mark Maloof
Maciej Bugajak
Lead Archivists/Associate Producers
Rachel Kahn-Taylor
Bridget Deely
Esther Bensadon
Production Coordinator & Assistant to Andrew Goldberg
Jillian Burghoff
Additional Cinematography
Bryan Sarkinen
Max Bugajak
Tina DiFeliciantonio
Additional Sound
Andrew Barker
Jane Wagner
Steve Kashuk
Mark Evans
Recording Studio
Sonic Union
Additional Camera
Nick Catania
Paul Lang
Tania Hoser