NOT ANOTHER FILM ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST!?!?

NOT ANOTHER FILM ABOUT THE HOLOCAUST!?!?

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Screening and panel co-presented by The Lost Shtetl Museum

 

DOC NYC and The Lost Shtetl Museum present the NY Premiere of Extinguished Lives (Lithuania/USA, 14 min), a hybrid documentary short examining a little-known story of the Holocaust by bullets—the murder of Lithuanian Jews by Nazis and their local collaborators in the forests surrounding hundreds of shtetls. Based on survivor testimony, the film follows a young woman who must choose between staying with her family or saving herself. 

 

Following the film, a panel moderated by DOC NYC Executive Director Raphaela Neihausen will discuss the need (or not) for Holocaust films in 2025. Panelists include Extinguished Lives director Roberta Grossman, The Lost Shtetl Museum consultant Prof. Sam Kassow, filmmaker Denis Dobrovoda (The Consequences of Truth), and Exhibit Designer Büke Kumyol (RAA).
Director: Roberta Grossman
Producer: Roberta Grossman, Anna Rózalska
Executive Producer: Gary Barber
Writer: Sophie Sartain
Cinematographer: Dyanna Taylor
Editor: Chris Callister
Composer: Todd Boekelheide

Event details

In-Person Date

Sunday, November 16, 2025 12:00 PM

Venue

IFC Center

Rush Only

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The screening will be followed by a Q&A, moderated by Gary Hamilton (Associated Press), with executive producer Keisha Senter (Senior Vice President of Culture and Impact, Monkeypaw Productions), executive producer and supervising editor Mari Keiko Gonzalez, co-executive producer and director Jason Perez, actor Glynn Turman, and recording artist Bun B.




 


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All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.

In our first-ever collaboration, DOC NYC is partnering with Creatively Speaking, a program of the New School’s Institute on Race, Power & Political Economy to present HOME OF THE BRAVE, a powerful program of five documentary shorts exploring urgent social issues shaping America today. From legal justice and life after incarceration to progressive education and compassionate healthcare, these stories of grassroot activism showcase individuals and communities working to create meaningful change. Uplifting and inspiring, the program celebrates resilience, empathy, and the transformative power of advocacy—showing how courage and collective action can light the path toward a more just and compassionate society. - Karen McMullen

 

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Included Shorts:
Bloodlines, Mississippi 

Down North

La Orquesta

Teaching America

The Good Fight: Armen vs. Giuliani