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Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 12/09/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 12/09/2020

Love, It Was Not

אהבה זאת לא היתה | Maya Sarfaty | Israel/Austria, 2020 | Hebrew/German (English subtitles) | Documentary | 86m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Cinephil | Festival marketing sample: DocAviv 2020

A tragic love affair in Auschwitz.

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The House on Wannsee Street
Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/08/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/08/2020

The House on Wannsee Street

La Casa de Wannsee | Poli Martinez Kaplun | Argentina, 2019 | Spanish (English subtitles) | Documentary | 70m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Poli Martinez Kaplun | Festival marketing sample: MJFF 2020 | Trailer

Poli Martinez Kaplun tells the epic story of her family’s displacement.

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Isaac
Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/07/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/07/2020

Isaac

Izaokas | Jurgis Matulevicius | Lithuania, 2019 | Lithuanian/Russian (English subtitles) | Drama | 104m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Bob’s Your Uncle | Festival marketing sample: Glasgow Film Festival 2020 | Trailer

The KGB investigates the murder of a Jew during the Lietukis Garage massacre.

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Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 10/07/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 10/07/2020

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit

Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl | Caroline Link | Germany/Switzerland, 2019 | German/Swiss German/French/English (English subtitles) | Drama | 119m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Beta Films/NA: Greenwich Entertainment | Trailer

Anna Kemper becomes a refugee and leaves her toy rabbit behind.

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Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 29/06/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 29/06/2020

Henri Dauman: Looking Up

Peter Kenneth Jones | US, 2018 | English/French (English subtitles) | Documentary | 86m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: House of Film | Festival marketing sample: UKJFF 2019 | Trailer

Photojournalist Henri Dauman seeks to control his image.

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How Holocaust Came to Television
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/06/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 02/06/2020

How Holocaust Came to Television

Wie Holocaust ins Fernsehen kam | Alice Agneskirchner | Germany, 2019 | German/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 88m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Nicole Schink | Festival marketing sample: TJFF 2020

The American melodrama that shook Germany.

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Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 21/05/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 21/05/2020

Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz

Barry Avrich | Canada, 2018 | English | Documentary | 83m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Seventh Art Releasing | Festival marketing sample: AJFF 2019 | Trailer

The life of former Nuremberg prosecutor and human rights jurist Ben Ferencz.

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Dear Fredy
Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/05/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 13/05/2020

Dear Fredy

פרדי היקר | Rubi Gat | Israel, 2017 | Hebrew/Czech/English (English subtitles) | Documentary | 74m | DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Docs For Education | Festival marketing sample: UKJFF 2018 | Trailer

The story of Fredy Hirsch, a gay Jewish youth sports instructor in Nazi-occupied Europe.

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The Mystery of the Black Book
Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 06/05/2020 Highly recommended David Shem-Tov 06/05/2020

The Mystery of the Black Book

תעלומת הספר השחור | Boris Maftsir | Israel, 2019 | English/Hebrew/Russian (English subtitles) | Documentary | 70m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: JMT Films | Festival marketing sample: HFF 2019 | Trailer

The holocaust in the occupied territories of the Soviet Union and its aftermath.

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Letters
Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/04/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 17/04/2020

Letters

Cartas | Mario Bomheker | Argentina, 2018 | Spanish/Yiddish/Hebrew/Polish (English subtitles) | Documentary | 81m | 2K DCP | Distributor/Sales: Mario Bomheker | Trailer

Mario Bomheker seeks to uncover the fate of his Polish relatives.

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Speer Goes to Hollywood
Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 15/04/2020 Reservedly recommended David Shem-Tov 15/04/2020

Speer Goes to Hollywood

Image © Copyright Andrew Birkin, all rights reserved.

Vanessa Lapa | Israel, 2020 | English/French/German (English subtitles) | Documentary | 97m | 2K DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Realworks | Festival marketing sample: Berlinale 2020

Nazi Munitions Minister Albert Speer tries to whitewash his legacy.

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Distant Journey
Recommended David Shem-Tov 29/02/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 29/02/2020

Distant Journey

Daleká cesta | Alfréd Radok | Czechoslovakia, 1949 | Czech (English subtitles) | Drama | 103m | 4K DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Národní filmový archiv | Festival marketing sample: Berlinale 2020 | Trailer

A Jewish Czech family’s ordeal during the Nazi occupation.

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Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 23/02/2020 Very highly recommended David Shem-Tov 23/02/2020

Persian Lessons

Vadim Perelman | Russian Federation/Germany/Belarus, 2019 | French, German (English subtitles) | Drama | 127m | 2K DCP | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Cohen Media Group | Festival marketing sample: Berlinale 2020 | Trailer

A Belgian Jew evades execution by teaching Farsi to an officer in a concentration camp.

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It Takes a Family
Recommended David Shem-Tov 16/02/2020 Recommended David Shem-Tov 16/02/2020

It Takes a Family

De skygger vi arver | Susanne Kovacs | Denmark, 2019 | Danish (English subtitles) | IMDB | Documentary | 59m | IMDB | Distributor/Sales: Tarkovski Films | Trailer

The trauma of 2nd generation Danish Holocaust survivors.

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