Jew Central- Jewish News for Jewish Professionals - Primo Levi’s Journey

Primo Levi’s Journey is a new documentary about the path Primo Levi took through Europe once he was liberated from Auschwitz. The documentary uses voice over narration from Primo Levi’s book "The Truce" (about his eight-month journey to Italy via various locations in Europe after being liberated from Auschwitz) over modern day footage of the locations that he wrote about. The viewer gains some insight about these locations and what has happened to them since World War II.

The voice over of Primo Levi’s book is done by oscar winner Chris Cooper. His narration brings to life Primo Levi’s startling tale. This narration is very powerful and overtakes some of the visuals on the screen. However, the filmmakers used very little footage of Primo Levi. The viewer only sees him when he visits Auschwitz on the anniversary of the camp being closed. If you want to see real life footage of Primo Levi and his story, then the film may disappoint you. However, if you want to learn about the various locations that Primo Levi passed through on his journey home to Italy, then you will not be disappointed.

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Sandy Chertok currently has two short films, which she produced and wrote, circulating on the film festival circuit - the coming of age drama "It's All Relative" and the action packed "Winter Solstice." Besides production, Sandy has received numerous accolades for her writing including: finalist in the Chesterfield Writer's Project Fellowship, finalist in the NBC sponsored Writer's Foundation America's Best Original Sitcom Competition for her pilot "For Pete's Sake," and quarterfinalists in the Cinestory and Austin Film Festival's Screenplay Competitions. She received her BFA with honors from New York University. Sandy is currently developing the feature film 'Babyon Knights' which already has a number of attachments to it. For more information, you can contact Sandy at cinemaprods@yahoo.com