Yizkor
“…a potent essay on a tragedy so enormous it can only be grasped by the details.” – Missoula Independent
My grandparents survived the Holocaust but they never talked about it. Years after both of their deaths, I discovered a memoir my grandmother had written towards the end of her life, and I finally learned their story. YIZKOR uses my grandmother’s own words, along with animation, archival material, and present-day Super 8 footage, to tell that story – one of survival and resilience in the face of crushing loss.
YIZKOR is distributed by the National Center for Jewish Film. Watch a clip from the film.
SELECTED SCREENINGS:
Stockholm Jewish Film Festival
ZSIFI Festival; Budapest
Washington DC Jewish Film Festival
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Missoula
El Paso Holocaust Museum/ El Paso Museum of Art
iShorts Film Series, Prague
Rubin-Frankel Gallery, Boston
Miami Jewish Film Festival
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival’s Super 8 Festival
Jewish Women’s Film Festival, New York City
Nashville Jewish Film Festival
Jihlava Film Festival, Czech Republic
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, Arkansas
National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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