Simcha Jacobovici Filmography

Occupation:
Actor, Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Screenwriter

  • The Lost Tomb of Jesus

    Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

    Synopsis: Director/producer/screenwriter Simcha Jacobovichi teams with executive producer James Cameron to explore the possibility that a first-century tomb unearthed in Jerusalem in 1980 may have once held the remains of Jesus Christ. In the Talpiot neighborhood of Jerusalem, a bulldozer inadvertently Read More

    2007

  • The Naked Archaeologist [TV Series]

    Actors: Simcha Jacobovici

    2007

  • The Exodus Decoded

    Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

    Actors: James Cameron, Simcha Jacobovici

    Synopsis: Producer James Cameron teams with director Simcha Jacobovici to explore the Biblical story of Exodus in a History Channel documentary that travels from Israel to Egypt and Greece to explore the many mysteries of a fascinating religious enigma. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Read More

    2006

  • Penn and Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour

    Crew: Executive Producer

    Actors: Penn Jillette, Teller

    Synopsis: Penn and Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour features the famous duo traveling throughout the world in order to find some of the most unusual and occasionally disgusting tricks. They also take time to look at the history of magic, and offer up humorous commentary on the people and places they Read More

    2005

  • Sex Slaves

    Crew: Executive Producer, Producer

    2005

  • Impact of Terror

    Crew: Producer

    2004

  • James: Brother of Jesus

    Crew: Director, Producer

    Synopsis: In September of 2002, a private antiquities collector in Israel revealed that he had in his possession a limestone ossuary, dating back to 70 A.D. Translating the Aramaic inscription on the side of the ossuary, experts discovered that it once contained the bones of "James, son of Joseph, Brother Read More

    2003

  • The Struma

    Crew: Director, Executive Producer, Producer, Screenwriter

    Synopsis: In the waning days of 1941, a converted yacht called the Struma carried 769 Romanian Jews fleeing Ion Antonescu's brutal Nazi-supported regime from the Black Sea coastal town of Constanta to British-controlled Palestine. After only a couple days out to sea, the ship developed engine trouble and Read More

    2001

  • The Nature of Things: Frozen Hearts

    Crew: Executive Producer

    2000

  • Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour [TV Documentary Series]

    Crew: Executive Producer

    Actors: Penn Jillette, Teller

    2000

  • Quest For the Lost Tribes

    Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

    Synopsis: There are few activities more fascinating than digging through the "where are they now?" file. But this video takes such an investigation to the ultimate level, pondering the mystery of the lost tribes of Israel. Only Judah and Benjamin, from the twelve tribes mentioned in the Bible, survived the Read More

    1999

  • Charging the Rhino

    Crew: Director

    1999

  • Hollywood: An Empire of Their Own

    Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

    Actors: Bernard Avishai, Judith Balaban, Walter Bernstein, Bruce Cohn Curtis, Thomas Cripps

    Synopsis: Winner of the Best Jewish Experience Documentary award at the 1998 Jerusalem Film Festival, this A&E program directed by Simcha Jacobovici was also hailed as "provocative and engaging" by John Leonard in New York Magazine and "shrewdly on target" by Caryn James in The New York Times. Essentially Read More

    1998

  • Selling of Innocents

    Crew: Producer

    1997

  • Deadly Currents

    Crew: Director, Producer

    Synopsis: This documentary feature offers a fascinating look into the ancient conflict between Israelis and Palestinian Arabs and the sneaky ways in which both sides try to elicit international sympathy for their cause. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

    1991

  • Falasha: Exile of the Black Jews

    Crew: Director, Producer, Screenwriter

    Synopsis: The tragic plight of Ethiopian Jews (Falashas) takes center stage in this well-researched and moving documentary by Simcha Jacobovici. The Falashas ("exiles") have lived for over 2,000 years in this region and are vastly outnumbered in a state that is half Muslim, with Christians making up the Read More

    1983

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