Only a few years before his death, Mrs. Salomon realizes that her father was a Holocaust survivor. He barely talked about his traumatic past. He was a joyful person who taught her how to celebrate every day of life. For many years Mrs. Salomon did not even know about her Jewish roots. Only after his death she starts exploring her heritage and realizes that she never really knew her father. Nevertheless, his trauma influences her life until today.

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Awards:

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CIVIS - Europe's Media Prize 2024,  nomination, Germany

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Festivals:

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Bamberger Kurzfilmtage 2023, Bamberg, Germany

Liberation DocFest Bangladesh 2023, Dhaka, Bangladesh

International Film Festival KineNova Skopje 2022, Macedonia

SHORTS - Trinationales Filmfestival Hochschule Offenburg 2023, Germany

Neiße Filmfestival, Germany, 2023

Jeruham International Jewish Film Festival 2023, Israel

Moscow Jewish Film Festival 2023, Russia

FILMZ – Festival des deutschen Kinos, 2023, Mainz, Germany 

Miami Jewish Film Festival 2024, USA

Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2024, USA

Tetova International Film Festival 2024, Macedonia

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Director: Mariella Santibáñez
Producer: Mariella Santibáñez

Cinematographer: Manuel Lübbers
Editor: Sofía Angelina Machado, Mariella Santibáñez

Music: Ina Meredi Arakelian

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Production company University of Television and Film Munich

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Production: GER 2023

Runtime: 18 min

Genre: Documentary 

Format: DCP | 2K | 5.1 | 25p

Language: German OV with English subtitles

 

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