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In 1973, French journalist Claude Lanzmann began work on a film about the Holocaust that would change his life forever. 

Twelve years later, having shot more than 200 hours of footage, the maverick filmmaker finally completed Shoah, his nearly 10-hour-long masterpiece, which today ranks among the greatest documentaries ever created. 

In 'Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah', the 89-year-old iconoclast opens up for the first time about the trials and tribulations he faced while creating his magnum opus, and the weight it left him carrying. 

In addition to his years spent tracking down Nazi officials and traumatized death camp survivors, the filmmaker also discusses his teenage years fighting in the French Resistance, his relationship with existential philosophers Simone de Beauvoir and Jean‐Paul Sartre, and his hopes and expectations for the future, as Emmy-winning composer Joel Goodman (Clinton, JFK) provides a poignant and moving original score. 

Last Day of Freedom

Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of The Shoah

THURSDAY, JAN 21ST 4:00PM 

When Bill Babbitt realizes his brother Manny has committed a crime he agonizes over his decision- should he call the police? Last Day of Freedom, a richly animated personal narrative, tells the story of Bill’s decision to stand by his brother in the face of war, crime and capital punishment. The film is a portrait of a man at the nexus of the most pressing social issues of our day – veterans’ care, mental health access and criminal justice.

31:39 min (Short Documentary)

Director: Dee Hibbert-Jones & Nomi Talisman

Director: Adam Benzine

40 min (Short Documentary)

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