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Streaming January 12-24, 2024 Digital Screening Room

Germany | 87 minutes | 2023

Miss Holocaust Survivor

North American Premiere

Fourteen women between the age of 75 and 95 elegantly walk a runway and tell their life stories in Haifa, Israel. Adorned in their finest attire, with jewelry and makeup gracing their aging faces and delicate frames, they captivate their audience. What makes this beauty pageant the most unique in the world is these women all have one thing in common: they represent the last generation of Holocaust survivors. This captivating film vividly brings the remarkable lives of two of these pageant contestants to the silver screen, Rita and Tova, beautifully unveiling the stories of these extraordinary women who triumphed over the Holocaust and revealing the profound beauty and resilience that emanates from within them.

Accompanying the film premiere is a discussion with director Radek Wegrzyn & producer Roberto Gagnor. To view the conversation please click here.

Director's Bio

Directed by Radek Wegrzyn

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Radek Wegrzyn is the co-founder of Magical Realist, a production company based in Germany. He is a writer, director, and producer with a number of acclaimed films that he produced, including Father, Son & Hoy Cow (2011) and the documentaries Violinissimo (2012) and The School on the Magic Mountain (2019).

Cast and Credits

Director

Radek Wegrzyn

Screenwriter

Radek Wegrzyn

Cinematographer

Matthias Bolliger, Ciril Tscheligi

Editor

Maya Steinberg, Radek Wegrzyn

Cast

Rita Kasimow-Brown

Film Info

Year

2023

Country

Germany

Run-time

87 minutes

Language

English and Hebrew with English subtitles
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