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.

  • Alexander Genievsky
    Director
    Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto
  • Alexander Genievsky
    Writer
    Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto
  • Eugeny Bergman
    Writer
    Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto
  • Alexander Genievsky
    Producer
    Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto
  • Jacquie Greff
    Producer
    Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto
  • Steve Quinn
    Key Cast
    "Iron"
  • Tami Lee Sentimyer
    Key Cast
    "Tara"
  • Rita Corey
    Key Cast
    "Mama"
  • Daniel Wyland
    Key Cast
    "Carb"
  • Larry Curran
    Key Cast
    "Father "
  • Ivana Genievsky
    Key Cast
    "Sister of Carb "
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    59 minutes 23 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 3, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    10,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Washington DC
    Wahington D.C.
    United States
    May 18, 2020
    North America
    HASA Community Awards
  • Fenix Disability Community Awards
    Rostov on Don
    Russian Federation
    November 20, 2020
    Audience Award / On Disability Issue
  • Hollywood Academy Film Award
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 31, 2022
    Award / Best Indie short film
  • Indie Cine Tube Awards
    Kolkata
    India
    July 8, 2022
    Best Director Award Winner
  • Anatolian Film Awards
    Anatolia
    Turkey
    July 1, 2022
    Award Best Film on Disability Issue
  • Gangtok International Film Festival
    Gangtok
    India
    June 16, 2022
    Award / On Disability Issue
  • Beyond Border International Film Festival
    Kolkata
    India
    August 8, 2022
    Award / On Disability Issue
  • Changing Face International Film Festival
    Sidney
    Australia
    December 1, 2022
    Honorable mention
  • Istambul Film Awards
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    May 31, 2022
    Award/ Best Film on Disability Issue
  • Royal Society of Television & Motion Picture Awards
    Kolkata
    India
    June 10, 2022
    Award / Best Film on Disability Issue
  • Tagore International Film Festival
    Birbhum
    India
    June 9, 2022
    Award Winner Film on Disability Issue
  • Indie Cine Tube Awards
    Kolkata
    India
    July 8, 2022
    Award/ Best Talented Video/Film
Director Biography - Alexander Genievsky

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"

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Director Statement

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.