Personal testimonial and animation bring to the screen Holocaust Survivor Curt Lowens' story of escape and resistance during World War II.
A film by Justin Binder, August Blum, Robert Carlson, Levi Glaser, George Khabbaz, Kayla Mossanen, and Tammy Shine. Produced during the Righteous Conversations Digital Storytelling Workshop during Harvard-Westlake Summer Film 2014. Their mentor filmmakers and animators were Alyssa Sherwood, Cosmo Segurson, and Cheri Gaulke.
Film Festival Selections and Awards include:
- Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival (Audience Award for Best Short Film)
- Newport Beach Film Festival (Top Three Youth Films)
- Mill Valley Film Festival
- Sidewalk Film Festival
- Denver Jewish Film Festival
- National Film Festival for Talented Youth
- CineYouth Film Festival (Best Documentary)
- Palm Beach Jewish Film Festival
- Hiroshima International Animation Festival
- See the Change Social Justice Documentary High School Film Festival (Best of Fest)
- South Bay Student Film Festival (Best Non-Fiction)
- Dominique Dunne Film Competition (2nd Place Documentary)
- Washington Jewish Film Festival
- San Diego Jewish Film Festival
- Archer Student Film Festival
- My Hero International Film Festival (First Place Student/Mentor)
- Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
- Boston International Kids Film Festival
- SoCal Student Film Festival (Best Animation)
- Harvard Westlake Film Festival (Best Overall)
- Malibu Teen Film Fest (Best Film)
- CINE Golden Eagle Awards (Finalist)
- All-American High School Film Festival (Best Animation and Nominee for Best Overall)
- Sierra Canyon Film Festival (Best Documentary)
- International Family Film Festival (Best Mixed Media)
- Los Angeles Film Festival (Special Mention)
- Tower of Youth Film Festival
