Title I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors / Writer/director, Ann Marie Fleming ; National Film Board of Canada

Published Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (1 streaming video (15 min.)) : sound, black and white Series National Film Board Screening Room Summary ''The Holocaust is a drug ..." I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors is director Ann Marie Fleming's animated adaptation of Bernice Eisenstein's acclaimed illustrated memoir. Through an artful blend of Eisenstein's drawings, inventive animation and the author's own voice, the film weaves together personal and global history. Eisenstein explores her own identity from a past that her parents, both Auschwitz survivors, don't especially want to talk about. Using the healing power of humour, the film probes the taboos around a very particular second-hand trauma, leading us to a more universal understanding of human experience. The film explores identity and loss through the audacious proposition that the Holocaust is addictive and defining. I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors shakes up perspectives and conveys to a new generation the continuing legacy of the Second World War, which seared the word "genocide" into our collective consciousness. This is a poignant and wry exploration of grief, love, acceptance and resilience, through the enduring quality of family bonds Analysis Animated films Jewish Holocaust Adaptations Eisenstein, Bernice Memory Notes Ontario Centre. CaQQUQ Credits Animation, Lillian Chan, Kevin Langdale, Howie Shia ; editing, Ann Marie Fleming, Ileana Pietrobruno ; original music, Normand Roger, Pierre Yves Drapeau, Denis Chartrand ; sound design, Normand Roger, Pierre Yves Drapeau, Denis Chartrand ; re-recording, Jean Paul Vialard ; producer, Michael Fukushima, Gerry Flahive Performer Narrator, Bernice Eisenstein Notes 14-17 Classement de la Régie du cinéma du Québec: G CHV rating: G In National Film Board Screening Room Subject Eisenstein, Bernice, 1949- SUBJECT Eisenstein, Bernice, 1949- fast Subject Children of Holocaust survivors. Holocaust survivors. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Jewish families. Animated films. Documentary films. Film adaptations. Animated films Children of Holocaust survivors Documentary films Film adaptations Holocaust survivors Jewish families Genre/Form Internet videos Internet videos Animated films Short films Animated films. Short films. Courts métrages. Form Streaming video Author Fleming, Ann Marie. Eisenstein, Bernice, 1949- National Film Board of Canada.

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