A web of family secrets unravels in this moving documentary following a family fractured by war.
Synopsis
Aida’s Secrets chronicles one man’s late-in-life search for his brother, from whom he was separated as a toddler at the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp after World War II.
About the Director
Alon Schwartz
Alon Schwarz is an award-winning documentary director. In 2017, he directed and produced the feature documentary Aida’s Secrets, which premiered at Hot Docs, won the Audience Award at Tel Aviv’s Docaviv Festival, and was theatrically distributed in the United States and Israel.
Festivals, Screenings, & Awards
HotDocs Canadian International Film Festival
DocAviv International Film Festival – Audience Award
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival – Jury Prize
Miami Jewish Film Festival – Jury Prize
Year
2016
Film Type
Documentary
Film Length
91 minutes
Languages
English
Hebrew
Production Countries
Israel
USA
Canada
Germany
Directors
Alon Schwartz
Shaul Schwartz
Writers
Alon Schwartz
Halil Efrat
Producers
Gudrun Hanke-El Ghomri
Barak Heymann
Guy Lavie
Dana Stern
Alon Schwarz
Luke Boelitz
Christina Clusiau
Lilach Shamis
Directors of Photography
Christina Cluslau
Shaul Schwartz
Uriel Sinai
Yonatan Weitzman
Editor
Halil Efrat
Subject Region
Israel
USA
Canada
Germany
Production Companies
Real Peak Films
Music Box Films
Distribution
Music Box Films
Funding
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany
Other Funders
Yes Docu
NFCT
ARTE
SWR
Trailer
Stills
