Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto / Director cut 2021
'Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto' is a short docudrama film about a boyhood resident of that Ghetto, Dr. Eugene Bergman. Deafened early in the war, Genio and his family struggle to survive persecution in Nazi occupied Poland. Behind the Ghetto wall, they find a community of people who refuse to let the Germans strip them of their identity. A community that keeps their culture, their family, and their love alive. But the Germans are determined to destroy them, and their determination is deadly.
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Alexander GenievskyDirectorMemories of the Warsaw Ghetto
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Alexander GenievskyWriterMemories of the Warsaw Ghetto
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Eugeny BergmanWriterMemories of the Warsaw Ghetto
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Alexander GenievskyProducerMemories of the Warsaw Ghetto
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Jacquie GreffProducerMemories of the Warsaw Ghetto
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Steve QuinnKey Cast"Iron"
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Tami Lee SentimyerKey Cast"Tara"
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Rita CoreyKey Cast"Mama"
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Daniel WylandKey Cast"Carb"
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Larry CurranKey Cast"Father "
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Ivana GenievskyKey Cast"Sister of Carb "
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Project Type:Documentary
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Runtime:59 minutes 23 seconds
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Completion Date:October 3, 2021
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Production Budget:10,500 USD
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Country of Origin:United States
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Country of Filming:United States
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Washington DCWahington D.C.
United States
May 18, 2020
North America
HASA Community Awards -
Fenix Disability Community AwardsRostov on Don
Russian Federation
November 20, 2020
Audience Award / On Disability Issue -
Hollywood Academy Film AwardLos Angeles
United States
August 31, 2022
Award / Best Indie short film -
Indie Cine Tube AwardsKolkata
India
July 8, 2022
Best Director Award Winner -
Anatolian Film AwardsAnatolia
Turkey
July 1, 2022
Award Best Film on Disability Issue -
Gangtok International Film FestivalGangtok
India
June 16, 2022
Award / On Disability Issue -
Beyond Border International Film FestivalKolkata
India
August 8, 2022
Award / On Disability Issue -
Changing Face International Film FestivalSidney
Australia
December 1, 2022
Honorable mention -
Istambul Film AwardsIstanbul
Turkey
May 31, 2022
Award/ Best Film on Disability Issue -
Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture AwardsKolkata
India
June 10, 2022
Award / Best Film on Disability Issue -
Tagore International Film FestivalBirbhum
India
June 9, 2022
Award Winner Film on Disability Issue -
Indie Cine Tube AwardsKolkata
India
July 8, 2022
Award/ Best Talented Video/Film
Alexander Genievsky , born in the Republic of Kazakhstan, painter, photojournalist, writer, producer, stage and film director . In 1984 he attended Moscow High Theatre School at the Vakhtangov's Theatre where he received his MFA in Theatre Arts. His associate degree also as a director in Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts. After his military service and a battlefield he was wound and lost his hearing and since 19 year he is a deaf. Last 30 years he resides in United States; Washington DC and Virginia. His professional credits include acting, directing, teaching, photography, filming for over 25 years. He did receive The International Society of Photographers Award. He is a winner of The North America Photo Contest and The International Library of Photography competition. He did work with several magazines and newspapers include "The World and I" in Washington Times Co'. He is currently working as a free lance photojournalist, an independent filmmaker and writer, and also as a drama teacher and combat stage instructor at the several deaf and hearing schools include Gallaudet University as a guest artist.
Since 2014 Alexander Genievsky the President of the non-profit arts organization the Universal Sign Entertainment.
And also the founder and head of the new creative non-commercial organization of the hearing-impaired " The World Through Silence"
Told through the memories and drawings of little Genio and narrated by family friend, Bernard Bragg, “Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto” is a docudrama film about a boyhood resident of that Ghetto. Deafened early in the war, Genio and his family struggle to survive persecution in Nazi occupied Poland. Behind the Ghetto wall, they find a community of people who refuse to let the Germans strip them of their identity. A community that keeps their culture, their family, and their love alive. But the Germans are determined to destroy them, and their determination is deadly.