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Originally from Chicago, Ruth Broyde-Sharone has written, produced, and directed documentary and educational films for more than 25 years. She has produced films for Encyclopaedia Brittanica, private foundations, and organizations, and worked as a director for Israeli TV for five years. She founded Ariella Films to serve as a production house for her own documentaries and for other outside projects, including oral histories and video coverage of events and seminars.
A graduate of Northwestern's prestigious Medill School of Journalism, Broyde-Sharone began her career as a free-lance journalist in Latin America, Europe, and Israel. As both staff and free-lance reporter, she has written articles for The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, the Los Angeles Times, the Italian Chronicle, Chicago Lerner Newspapers, and national magazines. She also served as film critic for The Jerusalem Post.
In 1992, together with her African-American partner, Minister Delores (Ahuva) Gray, Broyde-Sharone co-founded Festival of Freedom, a world movement to create bridges for friendship and peace. People of diverse religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds were brought together to share their faith stories and re-trace the steps of the Exodus, from Egypt to the Sinai to Jerusalem. This two-week pilgrimage, which took place in 1993, 1994, 1995, and 2000, culminated in a universal celebration of freedom in Jerusalem. The 1994 Festival of Freedom was highlighted on a segment of CNN World News, and in 1996 Gray and Broyde-Sharone were invited to serve as delegates to the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva. In 2000 Broyde-Sharone received a gold medal in Geneva for her work in promoting interfaith dialogue and multi-cultural education. She was also invited to address a UN Roundtable on "The Effects of Racism on Youth."
Her many film credits include:
God and Allah Need to Talk - an 25 minute video documenting the efforts of courageous Muslims, Jews, and Christians in Los Angeles, at the Islamic Center of Southern California and Temple Kol Tikvah of Woodland Hills, who join together to bring healing and reconciliation to their fragmented community following the unrest created by 9/11. (Credit: writer/producer/director and co-cinematographer)
Mid-East Panel: Disputation as a Form of Worship - a 56 minute video which follows four panelists as they tackle the thorny and provocative subject of Middle East peace. Though they do not come to any consensus - in fact their views differ widely - all four present their case with passion and conviction and present a model for engaging in respectful disputation. (Credit: director/cinematographer/co-editor)
Mentshn - a 40 minute video of a staged reading at UCLA of a Yiddish play by Sholem Aleichem, narrated by Hollywood actor Ed Asner. (Credit: director/cinematographer)
Children of the Dream...the Reality - a 13-minute video which highlights the visit of a group of Ethiopian teenagers who are brought to Los Angeles from Israel to interface with inner city youth, as part of an on-gong annual program designed to help break down racial and religious stereotypes. Commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) of Los Angeles. (Credit: producer/director/cinematographer/editor)
Israeli Boy: Life on a Kibbutz - a 17 minute educational film commissioned by Encyclopedia Britannica Education Corporation (EBEC). The film describes the everyday workings of a kibbutz, as well as its philosophy and history, through the eyes of a 12-year old Israeli boy. Aired on American, Canadian, and English TV, ISRAELI BOY represented EBEC at a UNESCO Conference on Children. (Credit: producer/director/editor)
An Israeli Fashion Tale - a 30 minute documentary which focuses on Israeli fashion to trace the dynamic changes in Israeli society from the earliest pioneering days in the 1900's until today. First-person narrative, dramatic re-creations, pantomime, and archive footage provide both historical and modern views of Israel. (Credit: writer/director)
After the War - a 30-minute documentary, made in Israel, which aired on CBS in New York. Wives, parents, sweethearts, and friends of the fallen speak of their grief and their struggle to accept the reality of frequent war and bloodshed in Israel. (Credit: director/writer/editor)