Children of the Holocaust
Synopsis
Additional live-action camera interviews see survivors discussing the impact of these events on their lives, highlighting why it is important to still talk about the Holocaust today.
Details
- Year
- 2014
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 6 x 5 mins animated shorts and 6 x 2 mins live action interviews/ 53 mins feature
- Format
- Digital
- Director
-
Zane Whittingham
- Producer
- Kath Shackleton
- Executive Producer
- Katy Jones, Liz Molyneux, Helen Brunsdon
- Editor
- Phil Bedwell
- Production Designer
- Zane Whittingham
- Sound
- Dave Aston
- Composer
- Paul Honey
- Principal cast
- Suzanne Ripton, Heinz Skyte, Martin Kapel, Ruth Rogoff, Trude Silman, Arek Hersh
- Animation
- Ryan Jones, Oana Nechifor
- Additional Animation
- Jade Hodgson, Gat Powell
- Backgrounds
- Laura Tattersfield
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Fettle Animation production. Commissioned by BBC Learning and made in association with The Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association.
Fettle Animation
12A Victoria StreetMarsden
Huddersfield
HD7 6DF
Sales Company
SND Films
Sydney NeterPO Box 15703
1001 Amsterdam
Netherlands
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