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  • 2019
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2019
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 35 m
Who Will Write Our History

Summary Who Will Write Our History tells the story of Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes Archive, the secret archive he created and led in the Warsaw Ghetto. With 30,000 pages of writing, photographs, posters, and more, the Oyneg Shabes Archive is the most important cache of in-the-moment, eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust. It document...

Directed By: Roberta Grossman

Written By: Samuel Kassow, Roberta Grossman

  • 2019
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2019
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 35 m

Who Will Write Our History

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Summary Who Will Write Our History tells the story of Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes Archive, the secret archive he created and led in the Warsaw Ghetto. With 30,000 pages of writing, photographs, posters, and more, the Oyneg Shabes Archive is the most important cache of in-the-moment, eyewitness accounts from the Holocaust. It document...

Directed By: Roberta Grossman

Written By: Samuel Kassow, Roberta Grossman

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90
Jan 31, 2019
Though its form is complex, including archival scenes that include concentration camp-type footage, the film’s emotional through line is clear and direct.
By Kenneth Turan FULL REVIEW
90
Jan 18, 2019
It uses historical artifacts to excellent, devastating effect.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
90
Jan 17, 2019
Using newsreels, voice-overs and re-enactments, Roberta Grossman, the documentary’s director, paints a comprehensive portrait of the times and of the risks taken by Ringelblum and his group. The staged scenes are well acted, while readings from diaries and letters are heartbreaking.
By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW
75
May 16, 2019
Who Will Write Our History does a good job telling this great but little known story from simple proofs of everyday life and death of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances.
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Jan 19, 2019
A vital and sobering documentary directed by Roberta Grossman, always knew that they were drafting the record of an existence whose memory — were it not for them — would be wiped away.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
63
Jan 18, 2019
Regardless of its missteps, Grossman’s film should be seen as a necessary introduction to a multitude of stories warranting greater analysis.
By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Katahdin Productions, Match&Spark, Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Maziowiecki Fundusz Filmowy, EC1 Lódz - Miasto Kultury, NDR/Arte
Release Date Jan 18, 2019
Duration 1 h 35 m
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Tagline Resistance Comes in Many Forms
Website http://www.whowillwriteourhistory.com/
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Awards

Ferrara Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Golden Trailer Awards
• 1 Nomination

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