"These three poignant films document the courage of children. the power of family, and the astonishing success of those who fought their way through Nazi-controlled Europe to new lives in the new world"--Container.
I'm Still Here, originally produced in 2005, brings to life the diaries of young people who witnessed first-hand the horrors of the Holocaust. Through an emotional montage of sound and image, the film salutes this group of brave, young writers who refused to quietly disappear. The stories of the young Holocaust victims come to life by weaving together personal photos, handwritten pages and drawings from the diaries, and archival films. Original footage shot in Vilnius, Lithuania, in the remnants of the old Jewish ghetto.
Out of Europe, originally produced in 2010, is an atypically celebratory Holocaust portrait, extraordinary luck and coincidence guide a large family of Belgian Jewish diamond merchants and activists as they flee Europe in 1940. Their survival route takes them through France, Spain, and Portugal, and finally, to America. In a twist of fate, one of them is sent back to Europe to help liberate Dachau.
Last Stop Kew Gardens, originally produced in 2010, describes how a small, unassuming "immigrant village" of Holocaust survivors gave birth to stars of film, TV, and comedy who impacted America's culture. The personal life stories of young refugees are explored in this engrossing film.
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