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  • 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!

  • Antena 1 Observator: Bucharest, Romania

    Izidor, supravieţuitorul din „Orfelinatul Groazei“ din Sighetu Marmaţiei: Există copii care. The Observator interviews Izidor Ruckel about the long-term effects of orphanage life. Watch the interview here.

  • BBC News: London, United Kingdom

    The Brixton Broadcasting Corporation (BBC News) interviewed Izidor Ruckel about growing up in a Romanian orphanage. View the story on BBC News. (4 minutes) Listen to the BBC Radio interview. (11 minutes)

  • BBC Radio: London, United Kingdom

    BBC Radio in-depth interview with Izidor Ruckel on Mar. 28, 2016 about institutionalized life in Communist Romania. Listen to the BBC Radio interview. (11 minutes) View the BBC News story. (4 minutes)

  • Izidor Ruckel concludes 2-month tour of Romania

    Izidor Ruckel returned to the United States in early May after a two-month stay in Romania, his birth country. Due to major press coverage around the country and across Europe throughout his trip, citizens began approaching Ruckel in every city he toured, including Bucharest, Cluj, Brasov, and Oreada. Several national and international media outlets interviewed…