Christiane Arbesu
Executive Producer
Christiane is a NY based, Canadian born Cuban who has more than twenty-five years of experience producing video content for some of the biggest public relations companies in the U.S. Her television career began at PBS WNET/Channel 13 in NYC producing mini-documentaries and working on several public affairs programs. She built and led the production department at MultiVu, a PR Newswire Company, and oversaw national campaigns for major brands and corporations.
Christiane’s passion for producing compelling videos led her to form her own production company, Terrebonne Productions, whose mission is to create visual content that empowers, informs and educates the public. While working on video content for PR agencies and pharmaceutical companies, she finds the time to self-produce and direct important stories about the elder community in Eastern Long Island. Her latest feature is I AM JUDIT, which is the story of Judy Sleed, a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor, who is a longtime East Hampton, NY resident.
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Hiding in Plain Sight
Filmmaker Christiane Arbesu’s new film, I am Judit, explores the life of Holocaust survivor Judy Sleed in a captivating portrait of Sleed’s resilience and inflatable joy, despite her harrowing childhood. Sleed’s parents and brother were taken to concentration camps when she was 12, leaving her alone. With the help of relatives, she eventually ended up in the United States where she built a new life, marrying and having children. But even though she hosted a talk show telling other people’s stories on a local access television station in East Hampton, New York, she never shared about being a Holocaust survivor, even with her own children. Once Arbesu met Sleed, she knew she had to help Sleed tell her story. Watch the film here.