Fascination: Helena's Story
Fascination: Helena's Story
Director: Karen Goldfarb Run time: 61 minutes Release Date: 02-15-2022 | SRP: $24.95 | CAT#: PRDVD4935 | UPC: 672975894634
Synopsis:
An intimate portrait of Holocaust survivor Helena Weinrauch, who movingly tells her story of resiliency and courage in the face of Nazi brutality. Despite the many horrors she endured, she never loses her joie de vivre or her desire to forgive those who brutalized her in the past. |
Awards & Press:
AWARDS:
Best Documentary, New York International Film Festival 2017
Best Personal Story, Chain NYC Film Festival 2019
Outstanding Excellence/Editing, International Women’s Film Festival 2021
PRESS:
"As depicted in “Fascination: Helena’s Story,” Karen Goldfarb’s excellent documentary about Helena’s life and times, what was once an activity forbidden to her by the Nazis is now one of Helena’s greatest pleasures."
- Judy Bolton-Fasman, Jewish Boston
"Filmmaker Karen Goldfarb trains her lens on Helena Weinrauch, who tells a spellbinding story of surviving three concentration camps and her late-in-life passion for dancing."
- Eleanor J. Bader, Lilith
Best Documentary, New York International Film Festival 2017
Best Personal Story, Chain NYC Film Festival 2019
Outstanding Excellence/Editing, International Women’s Film Festival 2021
PRESS:
"As depicted in “Fascination: Helena’s Story,” Karen Goldfarb’s excellent documentary about Helena’s life and times, what was once an activity forbidden to her by the Nazis is now one of Helena’s greatest pleasures."
- Judy Bolton-Fasman, Jewish Boston
"Filmmaker Karen Goldfarb trains her lens on Helena Weinrauch, who tells a spellbinding story of surviving three concentration camps and her late-in-life passion for dancing."
- Eleanor J. Bader, Lilith