After Auschwitz (2017)
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Country:
USA
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Duration:
82 min
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Genre:
history, interview
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Director:
Jon Kean
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Producer:
Jon Kean
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Cast:
Eva Beckmann, Rena Drexler, Renee Firestone
About film
There are many films that tell stories about happy life «before» and tragedies «during» the Holocaust. The creators of this film invite their audiences to experience what happened «after». For those who survived, the liberation from concentration camps marked the beginning of a lifelong battle. The wanted to go home, but there was no home left for them in Europe. They came to the United States and wanted to tell people about their past, but stayed silent for more than three decades. The heroines of the film, six extraordinary women, moved to Los Angeles, got married, brought up their children and became «Americans», but never found a place they could call home.
Rewards and nominations
- Long Beach International Film Festival 2017 - Audience Award
- Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival 2017 - Audience Award
- Los Angeles Women's International Festival 2017 - Best Documentary Feature
Director
Jon made his film debut in 1999 as the writer/director of the comedy, Kill the Man, starring Luke Wilson and Joshua Molina. He also founded the acclaimed theatre company Theatre-A-Go-Go!, creating over a dozen original works in Los Angeles and New York. In 2007 he released the critically acclaimed documentary film Swimming in Auschwitz, which serves as a prequel to After Auschwitz, following the same six women both before and during the war.Jon was raised in Philadelphia, where he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He now lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife and two children.
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Director
Jon made his film debut in 1999 as the writer/director of the comedy, Kill the Man, starring Luke Wilson and Joshua Molina. He also founded the acclaimed theatre company Theatre-A-Go-Go!, creating over a dozen original works in Los Angeles and New York. In 2007 he released the critically acclaimed documentary film Swimming in Auschwitz, which serves as a prequel to After Auschwitz, following the same six women both before and during the war.Jon was raised in Philadelphia, where he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. He now lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife and two children.
