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''The Holocaust is a drug ..." I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors is director Ann Marie Fleming's animated adaptation of Bernice Eisenstein's acclaimed illustrated memoir. Through an artful blend of Eisenstein's drawings, inventive animation and the author's own...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: National Film Board of Canada
Other Authors: Fleming, Ann Marie (Screenwriter, Director), Eisenstein, Bernice, 1949- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.
Series:National Film Board Screening Room
Subjects:
Eisenstein, Bernice, > 1949-
Children of Holocaust survivors.
Holocaust survivors.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
Jewish families.
Animated films.
Documentary films.
Film adaptations.
Enfants de survivants de l'Holocauste.
Survivants de l'Holocauste.
Holocauste, 1939-1945.
Familles juives.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Documentaires.
Animated films
Children of Holocaust survivors
Documentary films
Film adaptations
Holocaust survivors
Jewish families
1939-1945
Animated films > Jewish Holocaust > Adaptations > Eisenstein, Bernice > Memory
Internet videos.
EVideos (www)
Ressources Internet.
Publications officielles.
Vidéo.
Internet videos
Short films
Short films.
Courts métrages.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:''The Holocaust is a drug ..." I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors is director Ann Marie Fleming's animated adaptation of Bernice Eisenstein's acclaimed illustrated memoir. Through an artful blend of Eisenstein's drawings, inventive animation and the author's own voice, the film weaves together personal and global history. Eisenstein explores her own identity from a past that her parents, both Auschwitz survivors, don't especially want to talk about. Using the healing power of humour, the film probes the taboos around a very particular second-hand trauma, leading us to a more universal understanding of human experience. The film explores identity and loss through the audacious proposition that the Holocaust is addictive and defining. I Was a Child of Holocaust Survivors shakes up perspectives and conveys to a new generation the continuing legacy of the Second World War, which seared the word "genocide" into our collective consciousness. This is a poignant and wry exploration of grief, love, acceptance and resilience, through the enduring quality of family bonds.
Item Description:Ontario Centre.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video (15 min.)) : sound, black and white
Audience:14-17.
Classement de la Régie du cinéma du Québec: G.
CHV rating: G.
Production Credits:Animation, Lillian Chan, Kevin Langdale, Howie Shia ; editing, Ann Marie Fleming, Ileana Pietrobruno ; original music, Normand Roger, Pierre Yves Drapeau, Denis Chartrand ; sound design, Normand Roger, Pierre Yves Drapeau, Denis Chartrand ; re-recording, Jean Paul Vialard ; producer, Michael Fukushima, Gerry Flahive.