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Liebe Perla
The fascinating story of the special friendship forged between two women: Perla Ubitsch, the last remnant of a family of dwarfs that survived Dr. Mengele’s cruel experiments in Auschwitz, and researcher Hannelore Witkovsky, a German Protestant born after the war. Filmed in both Germany and Israel, the documentary accompanies Hannelore on her quest to find a lost film made by Dr. Mengele featuring Perla and her siblings.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Script at the Haifa International Film Festival, Israel 1999; Best Documentary at the DocAviv International Film Festival, 1999; Best Documentary in the Tursak Film Festival, Istanbul, 2000; The Magnolia Prize for Best Documentary in the Humanities, International Film Festival of Shanghai, 2000; The ‘Masua’ Award for Best Documentry dealing with the Holocaust; Margaret Mead Film Festival, USA, 2000; Jewish Film Festival of New York, 2000; Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2000.
Director: Shahar Rozen
Producer: Edna Kowarsky
Production Company: Eden Productions
Cinematographer: Sharon de Mayo
Editor: Rebecca Yogev
Original Soundtrack: Effi Shoshani
Supporter(s): New Fund for Cinema and Television, Keshet, NDR - Germany
Distributor: Cinephil
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: פרלה יקירתי
Relevant Links:
Film's page on Princeton University LibraryCategory: Family / Holocaust / People with Disabilities
Tag Words: abortion Auschwitz Dr. Mengele dwarf experiments Nazis
The fascinating story of the special friendship forged between two women: Perla Ubitsch, the last remnant of a family of dwarfs that survived Dr. Mengele’s cruel experiments in Auschwitz, and researcher Hannelore Witkovsky, a German Protestant born after the war. Filmed in both Germany and Israel, the documentary accompanies Hannelore on her quest to find a lost film made by Dr. Mengele featuring Perla and her siblings.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Script at the Haifa International Film Festival, Israel 1999; Best Documentary at the DocAviv International Film Festival, 1999; Best Documentary in the Tursak Film Festival, Istanbul, 2000; The Magnolia Prize for Best Documentary in the Humanities, International Film Festival of Shanghai, 2000; The ‘Masua’ Award for Best Documentry dealing with the Holocaust; Margaret Mead Film Festival, USA, 2000; Jewish Film Festival of New York, 2000; Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2000.
Relevant Links:
Film's page on Princeton University LibraryDirector: Shahar Rozen
Producer: Edna Kowarsky
Production Company: Eden Productions
Cinematographer: Sharon de Mayo
Editor: Rebecca Yogev
Original Soundtrack: Effi Shoshani
Supporter(s): New Fund for Cinema and Television, Keshet, NDR - Germany
Distributor: Cinephil
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: פרלה יקירתי
Category: Family / Holocaust / People with Disabilities
Tag Words: abortion Auschwitz Dr. Mengele dwarf experiments Nazis
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