The Presence of Their Absence
The story of Fred Zaidman, a Los Angeles son of Holocaust survivors, on a journey of discovery to trace his roots and “inherited trauma”. Armed with the determination and perseverance to push his limits, and only scant clues from his late parents, Fred ventures into a world of unknowns. Now, as he finds his roots in the ashes of the Shoah with helpers abroad, and a Baptist minister from Atlanta, Georgia, Fred unshackles his own pain, and through the puzzle of his ancestral past he reconstructs his future. Read more below.
ABOUT FILM
CREDITS
SCREENINGS AND AWARDS
ABOUT FILM
A film for the ages.
William Bernstein
The American Society for Yad Vashem
The story of Fred Zaidman, a Los Angeles son of Holocaust survivors, on a journey of discovery to trace his roots and “inherited trauma”. Armed with the determination and perseverance to push his limits, and only scant clues from his late parents, Fred ventures into a world of unknowns. Now, as he finds his roots in the ashes of the Shoah with helpers abroad, and a Baptist minister from Atlanta, Georgia, Fred unshackles his own pain, and through the puzzle of his ancestral past he reconstructs his future.
Duration: 85 minutes; Language: English
CREDITS
Director:
Donna Kanter
Photography/Sound:
Antonio Cisneros
Edward Garcia
Editor:
Edward Garcia
Producer:
Donna Kanter
Star:
Fred L. Zaidman
Production Company:
The Donna Kanter Company
Distributed by:
LOGTV, LTD
SCREENINGS AND AWARDS
SCREENINGS
• Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, October 23, 2018 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049018
• Writers Guild Of America, West, Screening and Q&A, 7000 West 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90048, October 17, 2018
