See You Soon

Synopsis

A story inspired by true events. My grandfather Ruwen’s letter reveals to Haneczka, his younger sister, the tragedy that their family suffered in the Shoah during the Second World War; making the hope of seeing each other again their greatest survival strength.

About the Director

Jennifer Skarnbik graduated from the Faculty of Arts of the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos in Mexico and the Cinematographic Training Center, as producer, she has more than 14 years of experience in animation, participating in different projects such as animated feature films, music videos, short films, holding positions as Director ́s assistance, line production for animation, Director and stop motion and 2d animator. She is currently participating in documentary projects with animation with her recent production company MI CASA TU ESTUDIO, and is looking for a distributor for her first animated short film “See You Soon” as Writer and Director debut.

Artistic Statement

A historical and personal journey that began when I was seven years old and I first visited Auschwitz. A wound was made so deep, I didn’t know it was something transgenerational, for something I did not live, and yet, felt so close. This short film allowed me to transform what has no words, into something tangible, to inhabit a new opportunity for those who were no longer here. This short film is a letter to remember, a letter of love to someone I never met: My grandfather Ruwen and his sister Henczka. Is about creating empathy to those silenced during the Holocaust and how hope was a feeling to prevail and resist the worst that can happen to someone. It is about giving voice to my grandfather’s words, hoping that his story resonates with other families like ours; “See You Soon” is a family wound that through cinema will try to heal collectively.

Stop motion animation is an allegory to bring back in a physical way to my grandfather Ruwen and his sister Hanecka; a metaphor for their longing and hope of seeing each other again, and the shortest way to become a reality in our present, in a permanent way.