Award-winning documentary feature film, UnBroken, will premiere in Prescott, Arizona on Friday, July 19th, 2024 at 1:00pm at the 2024 Prescott Film Festival at Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center.
THE FILM
UnBroken is a true story which chronicles the plight of the seven Weber siblings who, following their mother’s murder at Auschwitz, evaded certain capture and death as mere children in war-torn Nazi Germany. After being hidden in a laundry hut by a benevolent farmer and his wife, the children spent two harrowing years on their own. Emboldened by their father’s mandate that they ‘always stay together,’ their saga culminates in a painful ultimatum: for that which would save them, would also tear them apart.
Directed by: Beth Lane
Run Time: 96 Minutes
This generational story is told to us by first-time filmmaker Beth Lane, the daughter of Ginger Lane, the youngest of the Weber siblings. As a member of the (2G) Second Generation of Holocaust survivors, Lane spent years making this film as she feels it is her responsibility to highlight stories that inspire hope during a critical stage in history where normalization of antisemitism is now rampant. Explored through many angles are the Webers siblings’ courage and resistance, their parents’ love and sacrifice and the selflessness of the farmers and many upstanders who hid them. Created with interviews, archival footage and animations, the Webers’ story provides compassion and hope while sharing history not to be forgotten.
UnBroken was made in association with award-winning production company MakeMake Entertainment. It is directed by Beth Lane. Aaron Soffin serves as lead editor. Executive Producers include Beth Lane, Angus Wall, Andy Hall, Jennifer Sofio Hall, Barbara Gerson, Mark Gerson, Jen Lane Landolt, Mark Landolt, Joel Moody and Doug Prochilo. Co-Producers Mai Amalie-Bak and Stacey Kessler-Aungst.
The Weber Family Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization established to combat antisemitism, bigotry and hate by driving awareness, engagement and activism through the arts by sharing stories of hope, produced UnBroken. For more information about the foundation, please visit https://www.theweberfamilyartsfoundation.com.
