Thousands of young people took part in the biggest contemporary history project of Austria’s Second Republic – “A Letter To the Stars”, and concerned themselves with the victims and survivors of the Nazi regime of terror. Four of them accompanied four survivors, victims and rescuers during the filming of the documentary “The Stars will Never Die”. Helene Maimann’s film tells the story of bravery and the courage of convictions, rescued lives, love stories and danger overcome.


The Stars Will Never Die

(Doc., 50 Min., 2005, DVD/Digibeta, color, 2006)

Written & Directed by: Helene Maimann
Produced by: Lhotsky Film Production
Language: German with English subtitled
Co-produced by: ORF, Austria and “A Letter to the Stars”
Supported by: The Austrian Film Institute & the Vienna Film Fund

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Synopsis


Thousands of young people took part in the biggest contemporary history project of Austria’s Second Republic – “A Letter To the Stars”, and concerned themselves with the victims and survivors of the Nazi regime of terror. Four of them accompanied four survivors, victims and rescuers during the filming of the documentary “The Stars will Never Die”. Helene Maimann’s film tells the story of bravery and the courage of convictions, rescued lives, love stories and danger overcome.


Festivals

  • Ashkelon Jewish Film Festival, Israel, 2007
  • Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies, USA, 2007

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Festivals

  • Ashkelon Jewish Film Festival, Israel, 2007
  • Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies, USA, 2007

Educational

  • Yad VaShem Visual Center
  • US Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Arizona State University