IZIDOR Production Update (Spring 2023)
Izidor Ruckel, David Kabbe (Director) and Sarah Padbury (Producer) provide an update on the production timeline and fundraising effort.
Press releases
Short film update: GREAT news!
The Izidor Story production team spent the month of September on location in Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania, shooting the live action portion of the short film IZIDOR (formerly entitled “Real Boy for a Day”). The film reveals a disabled orphan trapped in a world of animation when he unexpectedly gets a night out of the asylum…
REAL BOY FOR A DAY: A short film
In December 2020, we announced we had entered pre-production for the narrative limited series IZIDOR, based on the true story of Izidor Ruckel. Now, we are pleased to announce we will preview the series with a short film called REAL BOY FOR A DAY.
IZIDOR limited series begins pre-production!
The time has come! I never could have imagined this when I was ten. Back then, I remember staring out the orphanage window for hours at a time, wondering if there was anything beyond that barbed wire-lined wall around the building. Thirty years later, that memory still haunts me as I think about the children…
Ruckel attends Romanian premiere of ‘The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman’
Ruckel ends two years’ service with successful event On January 10th, Izidor Ruckel attended the Romanian premiere of The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman in Bucharest. The event, held in Cinema Pro’s largest theater, drew over 400 people, including journalists, social workers, NGO representatives, and Romanian adoptive parents. Attendees flocked to watch the docuseries’…
Morgan Freeman interviews Izidor Ruckel for new docuseries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Morgan Freeman interviews Izidor Ruckel for new docuseriesThe Story of Us with Morgan Freeman highlights the power of love with Ruckel’s story LOS ANGELES, Calif., October 2, 2017 – Morgan Freeman interviewed Izidor Ruckel for the six-part docuseries The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman, premiering on National Geographic in the U.S. on October 11…
