Rewind

Filmmaker Sasha Joseph Neulinger revisits his childhood in Philadelphia through old home movies, revealing the secret that tore apart his seemingly-perfect world.

Sasha Joseph Neulinger as a child
Series
Independent Lens
Premiere Date
May 11, 2020
Length
90 minutes
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    2020 News and Documentary Emmy Awards-Outstanding Direction: Documentary
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    2020 News and Documentary Emmy Awards-Outstanding Editing: Documentary
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    2020 News and Documentary Emmy Awards-Outstanding Social Issue Documentary
  • filmmaker Sasha Joseph Neulinger
    Director

    Sasha Joseph Neulinger

    Sasha Joseph Neulinger is the co-founder and head of production at Step 1 Films where he produces content for commercial clients nationally. After finishing film school at Montana State University, he discovered the raw materials that would propel him to tell the story of his life. An autobiographical film years in the making, Rewind is Neulinger's Show more directorial debut and had its world premiere at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. Show less

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    The Film

    For as long as Sasha Neulinger can remember, a video camera was ever-present, with his father constantly filming— from birthday parties, to hockey games, to holidays. But his father’s camera, trained on the frequent gatherings of a tight-knit family, was also documenting a hidden secret, the revelation of which would lead to a media firestorm, a high-stakes court battle, and a generational reckoning. Drawing upon an incredibly revealing home video archive, Neulinger revisits these events 20 years later to piece together an unflinching story of the cycles and consequences of abuse, to examine what it means to heal, and to use those experiences to effect positive change in the world. Rewind probes the gap between image and reality, showing both how little, and how much, a camera can capture.

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