Venezuelan filmmaker Daniel Poler tells the story of his childhood friend Jonathan Benaim, now in his late 20s and living in Panama with his family. Medical negligence at birth left Jonathan wheelchair bound, but he refuses to be defined by his disability. In Spanish with English subtitles.

Tuesco

A close friendship is tested when a German woman discovers she is the Black granddaughter of notorious Nazi commander Amon Goeth and her Israeli friend realizes her grandmother was the sole survivor of a Nazi execution in Poland. This deft animation visually articulates complex questions about identity, fate and history, as well as the friends' internal conflict. Can their relationship withstand the horrors of the past?

Holy Holocaust

In this extremely moving animated film, Peter Hein and his son David tell how Peter’s traumatic experience as a Jewish toddler in the Netherlands during the war has shaped both their lives.&nbsp;

My Father's War

In this extremely moving animated film, Peter Hein and his son David tell how Peter’s traumatic experience as a Jewish toddler in the Netherlands during the war has shaped both their lives.

In this poetic short, British BAFTA-nominated director Lia Williams imagines the survival of Raoul Wallenberg, who saved as many as 100,000 Hungarian Jews, in a Soviet prison.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Samovar

In this poetic short, British BAFTA-nominated director Lia Williams imagines the survival of Raoul Wallenberg, who saved as many as 100,000 Hungarian Jews, in a Soviet prison.

Based on a true story, this short film celebrates the bravery of a museum caretaker in Hamburg who saved “degenerate” art works, including some by Jewish painter Anita Rée, from the Nazis.&nbsp;

The Caretaker

Polish-born Faye Schulman, who died in 2021, documented Nazi atrocities with her camera before joining the partisans. In this moving short film, her remarkable survival story is told by her loving grandson.

The Photographer

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