“Focusing on the women who were behind the scenes helping to rescue Jews and working for the nonprofit aid organizations and religious groups–so often these women behind the scenes are slightly less visible. We wanted to put them up front.”
Co-directed by Sarah Botstein and Lyn Novick, alongside Ken Burns, “The U.S. and the Holocaust” tells women’s stories using film, specifically the docuseries format, as the medium. Both directors stress the importance of communicating women’s stories accurately and directly to viewers.
Read the full Variety article here.
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