THE LAST MUSICIAN OF AUSCHWITZ + LIVE TALK WITH JACQUELINE LUCK
In collaboration with Generation 2 Generation we are proud to be hosting a live talk and Q&A after the screening with Jacqueline Luck, who will present the story of her grandmother, Lela Black née Amiel, Holocaust and Auschwitz survivor. The presentation includes video footage of Lela’s testimonies, as well as a selection of treasured family photos. Please note there will be no ads and trailers, and the film will start at the advertised time. The Last Musician of Auschwitz tells the extraordinary story of cellist Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, along with other victims of the camp - Jews, Poles and Roma - who played and created music amidst the terrors of the Holocaust. Together they show how, amid the most brutal and dehumanising situations, music could be a lifeline, a way to give testimony and even a means of resistance. An interview with the 99-year-old Lasker-Wallfisch, the only living survivor to have played in one of the camp orchestras, frames the documentary, which also highlights the stories of three other musicians from all over Europe: singer songwriter Ilse Weber and classical composers, Szymon Laks and Adam Kopyciński. Though all are now dead their words and music live on, showcased here in a series of powerful new performances by international musicians. Each is specially filmed at an emotionally resonant location in the environs of Auschwitz today, taking an innovative and contemporary visual approach to each highly charged performance. The resulting film casts a fresh light on the place of music in one of the darkest periods of twentieth century history, commemorating its victims and reflecting on the power music had, amidst a cacophony of pain and degradation, to offer a note of defiance and hope.DocumentaryPT2H30M152025-05-17Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Toby Trackman
Deborah Lee
THE LAST MUSICIAN OF AUSCHWITZ + LIVE TALK WITH JACQUELINE LUCK"THE LAST MUSICIAN OF AUSCHWITZ + LIVE TALK WITH JACQUELINE LUCK"Showtimes
May 17, 2:30 pm
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