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NANA

Film
Film
Other languages or subtitles: 
English
Production country: 
Belgium
United States
Running time (In minutes): 
100
Theme: 
Documentary
Education
European Films
French Films
Historical
Human Rights
Independent
International
Jewish Films
Religious films
War
Women
Category/Format: 
Digital / DVD
Documentaries
Independant
Student film: 
No
Poster: 
Production year: 
November, 2016
Film Credits
About the Director: 

Serena Dykman is a New York-based filmmaker, and a graduate from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Her work, ranging from comedy to drama and documentary, has won her close to 20 awards in the past two years. Her films THE DOORMAN, BED BUGS & COMPANY, and WELCOME have been selected in over 70 film festivals around the world, including at the Cannes Film Festival, and Oscar-qualifying film festivals.                                                        

Serena is a "third-culture kid" born in Paris, and raised between London, Brussels, and New York. Her passion for travel has informed much of her work.

Serena’s first feature film, NANA, is a transgenerational documentary about her grandmother, Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, an Auschwitz survivor and activist for tolerance. It premiered at the St. Louis International Film Festival, where it won the Leon Award for Best Documentary.

Serena is the founder and president of Dyamant Pictures, a New York-based production company. 

Film director: 
Serena Dykman
Producer: 
Serena Dykman, Alice Michalowski
Screenplay: 
Serena Dykman, David Breger, Corentin Soibinet
Editing: 
Corentin Soibinet
Film photographer: 
Nick Walker, Julia Elaine Mills
Sound: 
Charles de Montebello
Music: 
Carine Gutlerner
Film synopsis: 
<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">At 22, filmmaker Serena Dykman had always known that her maternal grandmother, Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, was an Auschwitz survivor, but she never dared or cared to inquire more about the Nana she had lost at 11. But after witnessing the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, Serena decides to read her grandmother&rsquo;s memoir and makes a startling discovery: More than simply a survivor, Maryla is revealed as a woman who devoted her life to fighting intolerance. Inspired, Serena embarks on a journey with her mother, Alice, and a film crew to retrace Maryla&rsquo;s life, from her native town of Bedzin, Poland; to the horrors of Auschwitz, where she served as Dr. Mengele&rsquo;s translator; to Brussels, where she emigrated after the war. Mother and daughter assume Maryla&rsquo;s voice, reading excerpts of the memoir in front of key places from Nana&rsquo;s past. As they encounter those who knew Maryla, it becomes clear that she touched countless people. Publicly speaking to new generations about her experience in the camps, Maryla strove to ensure that the horrors of the Holocaust would be neither forgotten nor repeated. The unexpected arrival of more than 100 hours of footage of Serena&rsquo;s grandmother further enhances the portrait of Maryla, with the videos revealing her extraordinary personality, incredible strength, and inimitable sense of humor. Although a highly personal film, &ldquo;Nana&rdquo; also speaks to larger issues: the transgenerational weight of trauma and the necessity of Holocaust testimony continuing to be heard in the 21st century &mdash; a world where survivors are about to disappear and anti-Semitism and intolerance are on the rise.</span></p>
Technical infos
Technical infos
Original Film Format: 
HD
Film Sound: 
5.1
Video master available ?: 
Yes
Festival Selection, Awards...
Festival selection, awards or citation already received and other comments... :
Already selected in a Festival?: 
Yes
Festival selections: 

St. Louis International Film Festival (November 2016)(WINNER Leon Award for Best Documentary)

Anchorage International Film Festival (December 2016)

Awards received: 
<p>St. Louis International Film Festival (November 2016)(WINNER Leon Award for Best Documentary)</p> <p>Alan Lansburg Post Production Award&nbsp;</p> <p>Best Documentary Pitch at the Fusion Film Festival (with judges from HBO, PBS, VICE, Chicken &amp; Egg, Impact Partners)</p> <p>Best Teaser at the Take Two Film Festival&nbsp;</p>
Film reviews: 
<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&quot;Serena Dykman is a granddaughter of survivors. She has directed, and appears in,&nbsp;</span><i style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Nana: A Transgenerational Documentary on Tolerance.</i><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">&nbsp;This groundbreaking film tells the story&nbsp;of&nbsp;her grandmother, Auschwitz survivor Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, and the journey of her mother, Alice, and herself to come to terms with their past. If you believe that you have seen every statement of resilience and every vision of horror eloquently related, you will find a renewed and different connection to the legacy of the Shoah after you see this film.&quot; Jewcy</span></p> <p>http://jewcy.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/jewcy-interviews-serena-dykman</p> <p>Additional press on www.nanafilm.com</p>
Film distribution
Theatre: 
Open
TV: 
Open
Video: 
Open
International: 
Open
Internet: 
Open
Publicity Infos
Trailer availble: 
yes
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