Libertatae (video): Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania
LIBERTATAE follows Izidor in his hometown of Sighetu Marmatiei as settles into a new home and looks for work. (English with Romanian subs.)
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Libertatea (article): Sighetu Marmatiei, Romania
LIBERTATAE interviews Izidor in his hometown of Sighetu Marmatiei about his efforts to live in Romania in 2023.
IZIDOR Production Update (Spring 2023)
Izidor Ruckel, David Kabbe (Director) and Sarah Padbury (Producer) provide an update on the production timeline and fundraising effort.
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…
Abandoned, Adopted, Advocate: Izidor Ruckel’s Incredible Journey to Healing
Tracey Tiernan interviews orphan advocate Izidor Ruckel and screenwriter Sarah Padbury for her podcast, “Your day brighter: Real reasons to have hope in this world.” The duo discuss how they met, Izidor’s journey from orphan to advocate, and how they are producing a limited series based on his life story that they hope will change…
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…
