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This feature-length documentary explores the career of Bruno Lohse, a Nazi art dealer who served as Göring’s agent in Paris and led the ERR, the Nazi art looting operation in France. Interwoven are Holocaust survivors’ quests to recover stolen artworks and reflections on the art world’s enduring secrecy.
Claude Lanzmann devoted 12 years to creating Shoah (1985), the film that transformed Holocaust representation in cinema. 40 years later, filmmaker Guillaume Ribot revisits over 220 hours of unreleased footage. Using Lanzmann’s own words and previously unseen material, Ribot pays homage to Shoah and its creator’s uncompromising vision
A richly ironic tale framed by Germany’s botched recent attempts to honour Jewish art dealer Max Stern, exposes the still-raging battle over the restitution of Nazi-looted art. The Spoils offers a gripping, poignant exploration of the complex moral and legal dilemmas that continue to shape the art world today.
In April 1943, the first armed revolt against the Nazis erupted in the Warsaw Ghetto. The film follows two of the revolt’s remarkable fighters, Cywia Lubetkin and Rachel Auerbach. Through their survival and resistance, the film uncovers hidden dimensions of the uprising.
In 1912, Henrietta Szold founded Hadassah, connecting American women with communities in Palestine and helping to build a healthcare system based on equality for Arabs and Jews. This heartfelt documentary honors her legacy and celebrates a woman who reshaped history through compassion and conviction.
With humor and finesse, The Hell of Auschwitz: Maus by Art Spiegelman explores Art Spiegelman's comic book masterpiece, Maus, which revolutionized the portrayal of the Holocaust.
Checkpoint Zoo documents a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
