The Rescuers-Last Chance Project is being produced by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Michael W. King in association with USC/Shoah Foundation and the Andrew J. and Joyce D. Mandell Family Foundation. King and Joyce D. Mandell, creators and producers of the 2011 award-winning documentary The Rescuers (documentary), featuring renowned historian Sir Martin Gilbert, lead this new project.
| The Rescuers - Last Chance Project | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael W. King |
| Written by | Robin Uriel Russin |
| Produced by | Joyce D Mandell and Michael W. King |
| Cinematography | Tarina Van Den Driessche |
| Edited by | George Artope |
Production companies | Michael W. King Productions, LLC. |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editThe Rescuers explores the little-known stories of diplomats who facilitated the survival of those persecuted during the Holocaust. We are currently working to identify those associated with—be they survivors or family members—diplomats who’ve been recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. We are in a race against time to collect these stories of service. It is our “last chance” to document first-hand accounts of this chapter of the 20th century’s most indelible events. This project will contribute to the Andrew J. and Joyce D. Mandell Rescuers Collection, the Andrew J. & Joyce D. Mandell Family Foundation, and the USC/Shoah Foundation for Holocaust Education, Media Arts, and Cultural History.
Team
edit| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Michael W. King | Producer/Director |
| Joyce D. Mandell | Executive Producer/Producer |
| Irena Steinfeldt | Historian/Narrator |
| Dr. Andrée Lotey | Interviewer |
| Tarina Van Den Driessche | Director of Photography |
| George Artope | Editor |
| Melissa Holt | 2nd Unit DP |
| Robin Uriel Russin | Associate Producer/Writer |
| Christopher Melendrez | Assistant to the Producer |
| Frank E. Lugo III | Assistant Editor |
Diplomats
edit| Carl Lutz | Switzerland |
| Chiune Sugihara | Japan |
| Dr. Aristides De Sousa Mendes | Portugal |
| Dr. Manuel Antonio Muñoz Borrero | Ecuador |
| Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz | Germany |
| Hiram Bingham, IV | Usa |
| Jan Zwartendijk | Netherlands |
| Per Anger | Sweden |
| Princess Alice of Battenberg | United Kingdom |
| Raoul Wallenberg | Portugal |
| Selahattin Ülkümen | Turkey |
| Varian Fry | Usa |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Boscarino, Kelly (15 September 2022). "Remastered Version of 'The Rescuers' Film Screening Coming to Mandell JCC". WeHa News. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Hartford, Courant (2 August 2021). "Connecticut filmmakers search for remaining diplomats who saved lives during Holocaust for Joyce D. Mandell Rescuers Collection". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Press Release "The Rescuers - Last Chance Project"". NUNCA ESQUECER. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Yaniv, Pohoryles (4 August 2022). "New film sheds light on stories of diplomats who saved Jews from Nazis". YNetNews. YNetNews. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Shiryn, Ghermezian. "New Project Spotlights World War II-Era Diplomats Who Saved Thousands of Jews During Holocaust". algemeiner. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Marc, Delia. "The Rescuers". Filme Cărți. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
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- ^ THR, STAFF (7 May 2014). "THE Hollywood REPORTER". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "About the film". USC University of Southern California. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Tugend, Todd. "Prince Charles stars in The Rescuers: Heroes of the Holocaust". THE JEWISH CHRONICLE. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ "The Rescuers: Film Screening and Talkback with Director Michael King and Executive Producer Joyce Mandell". Judaic Studies. UCONN University of Connecticut. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.