Quest for the Lost Tribes
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Directed bySimcha Jacobovici
Written bySimcha Jacobovici
Produced bySimcha Jacobovici
Elliott Halpern
Elliott Halpern
CinematographyMark Mackay
| Quest for the Lost Tribes | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Simcha Jacobovici |
| Written by | Simcha Jacobovici |
| Produced by | Simcha Jacobovici Elliott Halpern |
| Cinematography | Mark Mackay |
| Edited by | Reid Dennison |
| Music by | Aaron Davis John Lang |
Production company | Associated Producers |
| Distributed by | A+E Networks Alliance Atlantis Communications Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Quest for the Lost Tribes is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Simcha Jacobovici and released in 1998.[1] The film documents their travels to various places in Africa and Asia, to investigate various claims that local populations are the purported Ten Lost Tribes of Israel.[2]
The film premiered at the John Bassett Theatre in Toronto on November 22, 1998.[2] It received various theatrical screenings through 1999,[1] before being broadcast by CBC Television in Canada and A&E in the United States in 2000.[3]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 20th Genie Awards in 2000.[4]