After Auschwitz
A powerful testament to individual humanity emerging from inhuman horrors.
After Auschwitz
“You’re free. Go home.”
Many films about the Jewish Holocaust end with these words, the very words that survivors heard at liberation. To an American, liberation sounds like it should have been a great day. For survivors, liberation from the camps was the beginning of a life long struggle. After Auschwitz is a post-Holocaust documentary that follows six extraordinary women, capturing what it means to move from tragedy and trauma towards life. These women all settled in Los Angeles and became Americans but they never truly found a place to call home. What makes the story so much more fascinating is how these women saw, interpreted and interacted with the changing face of America in the second half of the 20th century.
Many films about the Jewish Holocaust end with these words, the very words that survivors heard at liberation. To an American, liberation sounds like it should have been a great day. For survivors, liberation from the camps was the beginning of a life long struggle. After Auschwitz is a post-Holocaust documentary that follows six extraordinary women, capturing what it means to move from tragedy and trauma towards life. These women all settled in Los Angeles and became Americans but they never truly found a place to call home. What makes the story so much more fascinating is how these women saw, interpreted and interacted with the changing face of America in the second half of the 20th century.
Genre
Documentary,
Jewish Culture,
Women and Film,
History
Runtime
83
Language
English
Director
Jon Kean
Writer(s)
Jon Kean
Cast
Renee Firestone,
Eva Beckmann,
Rena Drexler,
Erika Jacoby
FEATURED REVIEW
Gary Thompson, Philadelphia Daily News
For the death camp survivors we meet in the brisk, engaging, and sneakily profound 'After Auschwitz,' the day of liberation was the best and worst day of their lives. There was a flash of euphoria when they realized they had survived and were free, then a new kind of terror as they realized they had ...
Played at
Town Center 5 4.30.17 - 4.30.17
Lumiere Music Hall 5.04.18 - 5.10.18
Royal 5.18.18 - 5.31.18
Fine Arts Theatre 9.05.18 - 9.05.18
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