How To Watch “How Saba Kept Singing”
The feature documentary about my family “How Saba Kept Singing” is now available EVERYWHERE! You can find the full version on YouTube, and I’ve also posted it to the very top of my website at >>aviwisnia.com<< so you don’t have to go searching. This is the Director’s Cut, the same version that has been screened […]
Watching a movie with Hillary Clinton
This was one of the most meaningful moments of my life. I was invited to participate in a film screening, performance, and post-film talkback at the Chappaqua Performing Art Center in New York. Yes, I finally got to meet the Executive Producers of our film “How Saba Kept Singing” (and if you do get a […]
How We Made A Movie
How did our film “How Saba Kept Singing” come to be?Let me introduce you to Director Sara Taksler: Sara attended the New Jersey synagogue where my father was rabbi for many years. Our families knew each other well. We grew up together. I reconnected with Sara many years later in NYC where she had become […]
Tonight on PBS
TONIGHT on PBS!”How Saba Kept Singing” will make its televised premiere on PBS.The Wisnia Family documentary will air in honor of Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tuesday April 18 at 10pm ET /9pm CT in the United States (check your local listings).The film about how my grandfather David Wisnia survived the Holocaust & our […]
Scenes From the Philadelphia Film Premiere
Sold Out! Standing Room Only! You absolutely filled this room to the brim.THANK YOU for coming to the premiere of our film “How Saba Kept Singing” at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. I don’t how to express all the feelings, there were so many – but just know that every laugh, […]
How Saba Kept Singing Philadelphia Premiere
You are invited to the Philly Premiere ofHow Saba Kept SingingMany of you know that I performed with my grandfather for many years before he passed away. One of the last trips we took together was to Poland in 2020 to perform one last time. That journey has now been turned into an amazing feature […]
PBS Documentary Premiere
I’ve been waiting a long time to tell you, and now I finally can…HOW SABA KEPT SINGING will make its televised premiere on PBS this Spring. The documentary will air on Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day, Tuesday April 18 at 10pm ET /9pm CT in the United States (check your local listings). The film […]
Songwriters Come To The Royal
Philly Songwriters In The Round comes to The Royal Glenside!Experience a unique showcase of incredible songs, storytelling, collaboration and community. This concert series brings you 4 talented songwriters curated by Aaron Nathans, Avi Wisnia, and Meghan Cary. Each month, a different line up of stand out artists share the stage, taking turns performing an eclectic […]
Premiering Documentary Music
This Sunday, I’ll be previewing 2 original songs which are featured in the upcoming documentary about my grandfather “How Saba Kept Singing.” (Details about the film’s wide release coming soon!) I’m taking part in a wonderful Philadelphia tradition: Andrea Clearfield’s Artists Salon, a monthly concert series where 10 spectacular ensembles (classical, jazz, world, folk, choral, […]
Scenes From The Ron Sexsmith Show
Always bring a melodica.You never know when you’ll be called back on stage for a duet. It was an honor and an absolute joy to open for Ron Sexsmith at World Cafe Live, and then to be invited to join him during his set, to play on one of my favorite songs from his latest […]
