Directed by Dani Rotstein, Felipe Wolokita, and Ofer Laszewicki
Produced by Dani Rotstein
Documentary Feature
Spain USA | 2021 | 63 min
In English, Catalan, and Spanish
with English subtitles
Watch TrailerXueta Island explores the fascinating legacy of the Xuetas: a unique group of families on the Balearic island of Majorca who are believed to be descendants of the island’s Inquisition-era Jewish population. A riveting quest to unearth and document Majorca’s rich and tragic Jewish history and an inspirational glimpse into attempts to revive Jewish life on the island.
Dani Rotstein — Director & Producer
Content producer, entrepreneur, and storyteller, he settled in Mallorca in 2014, and for years he traveled the world producing advertisements for large commercial firms. He founded “Jewish Majorca” with his partner Carla Sainz Rozas Ciscar, an initiative that offers historical tours of the old town of Palma and organizes constant social events to promote Jewish activities on the island. The reality of Covid-19 prompted them to design virtual tours with VR / 360 and Zoom technology, which offer a comprehensive virtual vision of the local Jewish quarter. In addition, he produces and supervises the editing of video content and designs content strategies for social networks of different clients. Rotstein is also active in Limud Mallorca, a cultural association that he founded together with Carla in 2018
Felipe Wolokita — Director
Graduated in Film and Television from Tel Aviv University, he has been working since 2012 in production and the filming of documentaries, as well as content for the media and international agencies. His film, THE PRINCE AND THE FROG, was shown on Channel 8 in Israel and was shown at film festivals around the world, including the “Mostra de Tiradentes” in Brazil. He is currently working as a freelancer for the main Brazilian media (Red Globo, Sportv and Band), and is a cameraman and editor for the SIC channel in Portugal. He produced and filmed dozens of television programs, documentaries, and special themes in Israel, the Palestinian Territories, the Balkans, Spain, Brazil, Turkey and Greece.
Ofer Laszewicki — Director
Multimedia journalist, with a master’s degree in International Politics from the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. Based in Tel Aviv, he collaborated for years as a freelancer for a multitude of media in Spain and Latin America. He is currently editor and announcer in the program “Kan in Spanish” of the national radio of Israel, correspondent from the newspaper “La Razón” (Madrid), and he films and edits videos for social networks and international press agencies. In 2017 he published the book “Israel out of focus: portraits of society beyond the conflict” (UOC editorial), a selection of reports that explores the diversity of Israeli society. He worked in production and script writing for documentaries published on the Israeli channels Kan11 and i24news.