One Survivor Remembers is a 1995 documentary short film by Kary Antholis.[1]
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| Directed by | Kary Antholis |
| Produced by | Kary Antholis |
| Starring | Gerda Weissmann Klein |
| Narrated by | Peter Thomas |
| Distributed by | HBO |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Summary
editHolocaust survivor Gerda Weissmann Klein recounts her six-year ordeal as a victim of Nazi cruelty, including the loss of her parents, brother, friends, home, possessions, and community.
Legacy
editA production of HBO and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the film won the 1996 Oscar for Best Documentary Short Subject[2] and the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Informational Special.[3] In 2005, the film was offered by the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Teaching Tolerance program for high school teachers to teach their students about the realities of the Holocaust.
In 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[4][5]
See also
edit- List of Holocaust films
- Anne Frank Remembered, the 1995 Oscar-winning documentary feature similar in content
References
edit- ^ Memorable Oscar® acceptance speech-Oscars on YouTube
- ^ 1996|Oscars.org
- ^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ King, Susan. "National Film Registry selects 25 films for preservation " Los Angeles Times (December 19, 2012)
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
External links
edit- One Survivor Remembers essay [1] by Kary Antholis on the National Film Registry website
- One Survivor Remembers at IMDb
- Holocaust documentary film
- One Survivor Remembers at HBO
- One Survivor Remembers at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- One Survivor Remembers at Teaching Tolerance