Praise
“A meditative and intensely visual exploration…[filmmaker] Matthew Mishory reveals what history hides.” - Film Threat
”A detective-adventure treasure hunt...creatively told in a mystery travelogue format by American-Israeli filmmaker Matthew Mishory... In the capable hands of filmmaker Mishory, Joey [Schoenberg] is the increasingly fascinated recipient of the transmission of memory.” - Jerusalem Post
”Lusciously shot...Fioretta is a graceful tribute to a mostly vanished Jewish European society.” - Times of Israel
”Randol Schoenberg is known…for being the Los Angeles lawyer who helped an Austrian Jewish woman recover Gustav Klimt paintings confiscated by the Nazis. Now he has another major accomplishment…directed by Matthew Mishory, [Fioretta] is frequently touching and humanistic and has excellent cinematography.” - Cincinnati Magazine
“A not-to-miss film… Matthew Mishory’s films blur the lines between documentary and narrative.” - Chronogram Magazine
”Genealogy can be a truly fascinating thing. One thing leads to another and next thing you know, you’ve fallen down the rabbit hole. Fioretta is a documentary that manages to keep audiences captivated as we follow the Schoenbergs on their journey…the people we meet along the way are just as fascinating.” - Solzy at the Movies
”Mishory is a poetic filmmaker whose sense of place and concept is eminent in all his films… Fioretta’s story is one of artistic revelation. The film revels in the family journey and brings Jewish genealogy to life, especially for a family as extensive, fascinating, and creative as the Schoenbergs.” - Film Threat
”Matthew Mishory…this time uses the same rich visual style to shoot an emotional journey of father-and-son… The Schoenberg legacy just got much more interesting and substantial.” - Movie-Blogger.com
“What makes this film remarkable and stand out from other historical documentaries is the visual language and narrative structure… And if you’re a fan of history, then this film is 100% for you.” - Script Magazine
”This is a very good film…a wonderful tale of family and history and how sometimes they collide.” - Unseen Films
”An absorbing documentary about family roots… Mission accomplished.” - Times of Israel