Press releases Archives - Izidor Ruckel

Six animated characters stand in front of a dreary institution with the name "Home Hospital for Irrecoverable Children." The people include a little boy and girl, a kind-loooking nanny, a mean-looking nanny, a stoic doctor and a grandfather-like security guard.

IZIDOR the film is finished!

IZIDOR, the short film, finishes production. Read what is planned next and how to view the 30-minute movie.

IZIDOR Production Update (Spring 2023)

Izidor Ruckel, David Kabbe (Director) and Sarah Padbury (Producer) provide an update on the production timeline and fundraising effort.

A woman and limping little boy exit through an animated, scary metal gate with the words asylum for irrecoverable children, and out into a beautiful, tree-lined path

Short film update: GREAT news!

The IZIDOR production team gives an overview of their 5-week timeline to shoot the live action sequences in Romania, including first hiring actors and finding locations!

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…

Izidor being interviewed on TV, photo by Mihai Popa

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’…