Backed by The Zone of Interest funder Access, the doc, which was made by Two Rivers Media, follows Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, who, along with other victims of Auschwitz, played and created music amid the terrors of the Holocaust. It reveals how despite living in the most brutal and dehumanizing of situations, prisoners were secretly composing music whilst in the camps. Co-EPs Emily Blavatnik and Danny Cohen added: “Preserving the memories, stories and truths of the Holocaust is critically important. It’s something that the Blavatnik Family and Access Industries are profoundly committed to. This documentary and its musical testimonies resonate deeply when experienced in a shared, collective setting, which is key to furthering holocaust remembrance.”
BBC’s ‘Last Musician Of Auschwitz’ Lands Theatrical Release
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