"A fascinatingly contradictory film, exemplifying both loss and the resuscitative work of memory, and the permanence and fragility of film as a material object." - Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
"A powerful, essential piece of filmmaking." - Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
"It is the silent moments, when Stigter allows us to watch the film in awe, that hit the hardest, and it’s particularly effective when we are required to sit with our own thoughts and observations of the images." - Elizabeth Weitzman, TheWrap
Three minutes of home movie footage, mostly in color, shot by David Kurtz in 1938, are the only known moving images left of the Jewish inhabitants of Nasielsk, Poland, before the Holocaust. Those precious minutes are examined in intricate detail to unravel the human stories hidden in the celluloid. Tracing the story of those three minutes begins with the journey of Glenn Kurtz to discover more about his grandfather's film, ultimately leading to identifying people and places otherwise erased from history, and helping to connect a Holocaust Survivor with his lost childhood. Narrated by Academy Award® nominee Helena Bonham Carter. Co-produced by Academy Award® winner Steve McQueen (Neon)
Winner - Best Documentary, Dublin International Film Festival
Official Selection - Sundance Film Festival, Brussels International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival
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