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Deer Deer

Deer Deer

Ten years later, a second animal presented himself to me. I was spending two months in a magnificent studio in the woods, a walk through…
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Gilah Yelin Hirsch
Cutting

Cutting

I was in Kenya in 2006 to shoot the African segment of my film, Reading the Landscape, about pattern in nature, alphabet, language…
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Gilah Yelin Hirsch
My Letter to Einstein

My Letter to Einstein

I was ten years old in my birth city of Montreal and perplexed by the big questions of life. My father, a brilliant scholar who spoke, read…
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Gilah Yelin Hirsch
The Yelin Family Torah: Gilah’s Story

The Yelin Family Torah: Gilah’s Story

NOTE: The young man reading from the Torah is Jack H. He is preparing for his Bar Mitzvah. The woman holding the Torah is Kim B., one of…
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Gilah Yelin Hirsch
Green Tara & the Dalai Lama’s Biographer

Green Tara & the Dalai Lama’s Biographer

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Gilah Yelin Hirsch
Brush or Pen: 1000 Strokes or a Thousand Words?

Brush or Pen: 1000 Strokes or a Thousand Words?

In the late 70’s I found a silver ring by the side of the road near my house. Despite the fact that it had been mangled and crushed by…
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Gilah Yelin Hirsch
The Illusion of Potential

The Illusion of Potential

The creative person is characterized by the ability to see potential where nothing exists. However, the hallmark of the creative person…
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Gilah Yelin Hirsch
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