Credits – Seder-Masochism

Written, Directed, Animated, etc. by
Nina Paley

Sound Design:
Greg Sextro

Produced by:
Nina Paley
Producer X

CAST
in order of appearance:

Jesus: Barry Gray
from the record “The Moishe Oysher Seder”
circa 1955

Our Father: Hiram Paley

Sacrificial Goat: Nina Paley
circa 2011

“Chad Gadya” embroidermation
Animated, directed & produced by Nina Paley
Stitchcoded & machine embroidered by
Theodore Gray
Photographed by
Theodore Gray & Nick Mann
Made at PaleGray Labs, Urbana IL

HEBREW CONSULTANTS:
Aharon Varady
Barry Isralewitz

BULGARIAN CONSULTANT:
Nikolay Tilcheff

ARABIC CONSULTANT:
Ihab A.B. Awad

ADDITIONAL HEBREW:
Barry Isralewitz

MUSIC:

“Kalimankou Denkou”
(“Godmother Denkou”)
Bulgarian folk song,
arranged by Krassimir Kyurkchiysky
Performed by
The Bulgarian State Radio and Television
Female Vocal Choir
Solo: Yanka Roupkina
circa 1975

“Moses Supposes”
music by Roger Edens
lyrics by Comden and Green
vocals by Gene Kelly & Donald O’Connor
from the motion picture Singin’ In The Rain
circa 1952

The Moishe Oysher Seder
Narrator: Barry Gray
Cantor: Moishe Oysher
with the Abraham Nadel Chorus
circa 1955?

“You Gotta Believe”
written by Norman Whitfield
Performed by the Pointer Sisters
circa 1976

“Go Down Moses”
Arranged & performed by Louis Armstrong
with Sy Silver’s Orchestra
circa 1958

“Tijuana Taxi”
music by Ervan “Bud” Coleman
Performed by
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
circa 1965

Assorted Muzak
???
Artists unknown
circa early 1970’s

“Blood Red River Blues”
by Joshua Daniel White
circa 1933

“Frogs”
DJ Zeph, featuring Azeem
from the album “Sunset Scavenger”
circa 2004

“Insects”
Music: Danny Elfman
Performed by Oingo Boingo
circa 1982

“Dead Animals”
by Mental decay
circa 1990-something

“Helter Skelter”
John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
Vocal: Ringo Starr
circa 1968

“Hail, Hail, the Gang’s All Here”
by Nat Shilkret
aka Victor Salon Orchestra
circa 1928

“Who Turned The Light Out On My Life?”
by Daniel Boone
1972

“The Web” and “Melt Away”
(from “Spider Suite”)
The Duke of Uke and His Novelty Orchestra
lyrics by David King
from the album April’s Empire
circa 2012

“I Will Survive”
by Freddie Perren & Dino Fekaris
Performed by Gloria Gaynor
circa 1978

“Free To Be You and Me”
by The New Seekers
circa 1972

“Erghen Diado”
The Bulgarian State Radio and Television
Female Vocal Choir
circa 1975

“Reach Out (I’ll Be There)”
Written and produced by
Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Hollans
Performed by The Four Tops
circa 1966

“Woman”
written & performed by John Lennon
circa 1980

“Schopska Pesen” (Diaphonic Chant)
The Bulgarian State Radio and Television
Female Vocal Choir
circa 1975

“Used To Love Her”
Guns N’ Roses
1988

“Your Time Is Gonna Come”
by John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
Performed by Led Zeppelin
1968

“Paroles, Paroles” (“Words, Words”)
written by Leo Chiosso and Giancarlo Del Re
French translation by Michaële
Performed by Dalida and Alain Delon
1973

“The Things We Do For Love”
written by Eric Stewart & Graham Gouldman
performed by 10cc
1976

“God Is Male”
lyrics by Connie Bryson & Nina Paley
music by Nina Paley
Organ: Camille Goudeseune
Vocals: Nina Paley & Emilia Cataldo
2018

“Chad Gadya”
Moishe Oysher
with the Abraham Nadel Chorus
circa 1955?

“L’Shana Haba’a”
Performed by the Breslau Synagogue Chorus
c. 1998

“This Land Is Mine”
music by Ernest Gold
Lyrics by Pat Boone
Performed by Andy Williams
c. 1961

“Old Time Religion”
Performed by The Caravans
circa 1954

IMAGES:

Última Cena (the Last Supper)
by Juan de Juanes (circa 1652)
via Wikimedia Commons

Haggadah for the American Family
sponsored by Standard Brands Incorporated
circa 1966

More image sources:

NASA
The Metropolitan Museum
The British Museum
Wikimedia Commons

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Karl Fogel
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