The Cornelia Street Café in Exile, a Film by Michael Jacobsohn

Cornelia Street Café in Exile, a remarkable documentary by indie filmmaker, Michael Jacobsohn, pays homage to the Café’s 41 years of existence in the heart of Greenwich Village. Mr. Jacobsohn became a permanent fixture at the Café over the years, capturing many of the most memorable moments, and some not so memorable ones.  The film features interviews and recollections by Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues was first introduced at the Café), singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega, legendary music icon, David Amram, the prolific Latin Jazz musician/pianist Arturo O’Farrill, founder and Artistic Director of the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, and American Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffmann, as well as moving interviews with members of the Hirsch family including Robin Hirschhimself, for whom Cornelia Street Café became his eldest child.

The film will premiere at the New Plaza Cinema (35 West 67^th Street), on April 5^th at 5:00pm and will have a second showing on April 6^th at 2:30pm.  Plans to have repeat showings once a month are currently being explored.

Mr. Jacobsohn, an award-winning filmmaker is a product of the famed Henry Street Settlement Movie Club workshop, where he fell in love with filmmaking.  His early 16mm films received both national and international attention and are now part of the Lincon Center for the Performance Arts permanent collection.  For 28 years, Mr. Jacobsohn was a staff editor with ABC News and ABC Sports.  He is the recipient of a DuPont-Columbiaaward and a George Polk award, as well as an Emmy for his work.