They are the children of survivors and of perpetrators of the Holocaust. Polarised as their heritage is, many of this generation share a legacy of silence. Canadian filmmaker Irene Angelico, herself a child of concentration camp survivors, undertakes a deeply personal journey; she asks what happened and why? This powerful documentary is structured around the filmmaker’s quest. Having grown up in the shadow of the Holocaust, she searches for comprehension through interviews with survivors and their children in Montreal and in Israel. Despite her own reluctance, her journey inevitably takes her to Germany. Rare interviews show a range of voices among her German contemporaries. Some are as compelled as she to pierce the silence, while others retreat into prejudice and denial. The film offers no easy answers. (Awards: Mannheim, New York, Tokyo)
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
34275
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - Japan - Tokyo - Awards
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Film festivals - United States - New York - Awards
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Holocaust survivors
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Holocaust survivors
Feature films
Feature films → Feature films - Canada
History → History
History → Holocaust survivors
History → Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945
History → Jews - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)