Swimming in Auschwitz (2007)
Six Jewish women, from different countries and different backgrounds, found themselves deported to the notorious concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, during the Holocaust. This film attempts to chronicle that experience through those same female eyes. While subject to the same physical hardships as men, these women do not dwell on that. Instead, they speak of camp families and faith, uplifting one another while trying to remain human. It was this path of spiritual resistance that, while not responsible for their direct survival, led to their ability to survive with healthy minds and spirits despite the constant barrage of their surroundings. Swimming in Auschwitz gives us a perspective of the camp, its surroundings and the Holocaust that we need to understand and remember, so that we never forget.
Director: Jon Kean
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Rena Drexler as Self |
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Linda Sherman as Self |
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Lili Majzner as Self |
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Eva Beckmann as Self |
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Renee Firestone as Self |
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Erika Jacoby as Self |
| Directing | Jon Kean | Director |
| Sound | Matt Lands | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Anne Stein | Editor |
| Production | Michael Berenbaum | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Mark Mervis | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jon Kean | Writer |
| Production | Jon Kean | Producer |
| Sound | Justina Nadal | Musician |
| Sound | Miamon Miller | Music |
| Sound | Luke Hannington | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Phillip Triggs | Musician |
| Sound | Ian Flatt | Musician |
| Crew | Leslie Abell | Legal Services |
| Sound | Luke Hannington | Conductor |
| Sound | Bucovina Klezmer | Musician |
| Editing | Joe Aceves | Color Grading |
| Crew | Bob Myman | Legal Services |
| Sound | Danielle Nesmith | Musician |
| Sound | Miamon Miller | Music Arranger |
| Camera | Gary Leonard | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Laura Hall | Music |