Filmmakers Randall Miller and Jody Savin Creating Documentary About Holocaust Survivor’s Amazing Art

When Jody Savin and Randall Miller, a husband-and-wife filmmaking duo who produced “Bottle Shock,” stumbled all through Trudie Strobel, they understood they'd encountered somebody one of a kind.

Strobel, a Holocaust survivor, was saved in the camps quite a few thanks to a needle and thread. Her mom was a grasp seamstress and utilised her reward to help her kid cheat specified dying. Quite a few years later on, when Strobel was performing by way of her thoughts about her encounter throughout the Holocaust, she but again turned to some needle and thread - this time, to arise from a deep despair about her earlier.

“I required to do some point to definitely feel greater,” Strobel mentioned. “Stitching was the really greatest range of therapy for me.”

Strobel began off earning gorgeous tapestries. These is productive caught the consideration of Savin, an award-winning author, and filmmaker. She collaborated with photographer Ann Elliott Chopping to make the e-book, Stitched & Sewn: The Life-Saving Artwork of Holocaust Survivor Trudie Strobel.

Supported by a grant from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, the e-book not only showcases Strobel’s perform but also seeks which will aid others process trauma and other hardships in their lives.

“All my life, I’ve looked at artwork to try to see the world by way of a different lens and reframe my own thinking,” Strobel claimed. “A superb piece of art can be therapeutic. It can calm you down or just be so awe-inspiring that you recognize the majesty of the world. It’s truly a spiritual expertise.”

To get the word out about Strobel’s designs - and combat antisemitism at the same time - Savin and Miller are teaming up to help make a documentary about Strobel, antisemitism, and the Holocaust. Savin and Strobel continue to travel to speak with students at high schools and colleges about the Holocaust. This comes at a time when only 19 out of 50 states have Holocaust education, and antisemitism is increasing at an alarming rate.

“We know that Trudie’s story is going to touch people’s souls and support them understand the Holocaust,” talked about Savin. “And filmmaking is a way to capture people’s interest and show the negative impact hate has on individuals and societies.”

It will help that Strobel is really a well-known public figure that has appeared in Jewish media as well as on CBS2 and KCAL9 in California, where she lives. She also gave a Holocaust survivor testimony at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and received a History for Today commendation from the County of Los Angeles.

Strobel drew strength by way of building art, and today Savin hopes that people can gain strength by way of watching this upcoming film. Savin is passionate about telling stories that won't preferably be told and ultizing art to make the world a kinder place for everyone.

“I’m excited about the possibilities of seeing Trudie’s incredible designs around the large screen, as well as pushing for extra education around antisemitism and also the Holocaust,” she reported. “With this film, we hope to change people’s minds and set an end to antisemitism and hate once as well as for all.”