Who Will Write Our History
#WhoWillWriteOurHistory
It is a story about who gets to tell the story.
It is about a group of spiritual resistors who risked their lives so that the truth would survive, even if they did not.
Resistance comes in many forms. A clandestine group of journalists, scholars, and community leaders in the Warsaw Ghetto defied the Nazis with the ultimate weapon – the truth – and risked everything so that their archive would survive the war, even if they did not. Now, for the first time, their story is told in the documentary featuring the voices of three-time Academy Award® nominee Joan Allen and Academy Award® winner Adrien Brody.
The film is subtitled and available in English, Polish, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian and closed captioned.
— Written, Produced, and Directed by Roberta Grossman
— Executive Produced by Nancy Spielberg
— Partner Organizations: Jewish Historical Institute, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, ARTE/NDR, EC1 Łódź – The City of Culture, Facing History and Ourselves, Forum for Dialogue, Ghetto Fighters’ House Museum, Mazovia Warsaw Film Fund, Oneg Szabat, Poetry in Hell, POLIN – Museum of the History of Polish Jew, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Yad Vashem, Yiddish Book Center, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
2019 Official Selection of the New York Jewish Film Festival
2019 Official Selection of the San Diego International Jewish Film Festival
2019 Official Selection of the Newport Beach Film Festival
2019 Official Selection of the 39th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival
Winner of the 2019 JFilm Festival Audience Award
Winner of the 2019 Miami Jewish Film Festival Audience Award
Winner of the Audience Award: Documentary Feature of the 38th Annual San Francisco Jewish Film Festival
Winner of the Best Documentary of the Twin Cities Film Fest
2018 Official Selection of the Heartland International Film Festival
2018 Official Selection of the Boston Jewish Film Festival
2018 Official Selection of the Hamburg Film Fest
2018 Official Selection of the Festa Del Cinema Di Roma
See Who Will Write Our History
Coming to theaters January 2019
New York Theatrical Premiere 1.18.19
at Quad Cinema
International Holocaust Remembrance Day 1.27.19
at movie theaters, churches, mosques, synagogues, universities, museums and community centers around the world
LA Theatrical Premiere 2.1.19
at Laemmle Music Hall & Laemmle Town Center 5
See the full schedule of screenings
Press
Jewish Journal, Warsaw Ghetto Archives Unearthed in ‘Who Will Write Our History’ (January 23, 2019)
Times of Israel, Two new Holocaust films depict tiny, true details to portray life under Nazis (January 18, 2019)
Tablet Magazine, Milk Can Memories (January 18, 2019)
The Hollywood Reporter, ‘Who Will Write Our History’ Film Review (January 18, 2019)
New York Times, ‘Who Will Write Our History’ Review: A Vital Holocaust Documentary (January 17, 2019)
Boston Globe, Doc Talk: The Warsaw Ghetto, World War I, Native American rock stars, coal’s hidden cost (January 17, 2019)
Arizona Jewish Post, JHN to Host ‘Who Will Write Our History’ at Loft Cinema (January 11, 2019)
The Atlantic Jewish Times, Jewish Film Festival Offers Much to Learn and Love (January 10, 2019)
The Chattanoogan, Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘Who Will Write Our History’ Screening at the Jewish Cultural Center (January 9, 2019)
Elements of Madness, Documentary ‘Who Will Write Our History’ Examines the Past as it Cautions about the Future (January 9, 2019)
Jewish New York Week, Film Spotlights Storytellers of Warsaw Ghetto (January 9, 2019)
The Chronicle Herald, Pier 21 Hosting Holocaust Film Focused on Warsaw Ghetto (January 9, 2019)
Jerusalem Post, World Jewish Congress Launches International Holocaust Day Remembrance Campaign (January 7, 2019)
The Independent, New York Jewish Film Festival – January 9-22 (January 5, 2019)
South Florida Sun Sentinal, Women Filmmakers to be Spotlighted during Miami Jewish Film Festival (January 4, 2019)
KSBY-6, San Luis Obispo Film Festival Begins (January 4, 2019)
Big Apple Review, ‘Who Will Write Our History’ Movie Review (January 1, 2019)
Paso Robles Daily News, Celebrate the new year at the annual Jewish film festival (December 24, 2018)
Times of San Diego, Anti-Nazi journalism in Warsaw Ghetto to highlight San Diego Jewish Film Festival (December 20, 2018)
New Times, SLO Jewish Film Festival announces line up (December 20, 2018)
San Diego Jewish World, San Diego International Jewish Film Festival to return Feb 7 (December 19, 2018)
Times of Israel, Can we handle the uncomfortable truths unearthed in WWII’s Oneg Shabbat Archive? (December 11, 2018)
Women and Hollywood, Exclusive: Roberta Grossman’s WWII resistance doc “Who Will Write Our History” secures release (December 10, 2018)
Jerusalem Post, Bringing the Warsaw Ghetto back to life (December 1, 2018)
Times of Israel, Jerusalem Jewish Film Fest offers chance to schmooze about food, art and more (November 18, 2018)
Jerusalem Post, Stellar lineup for 20th Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival (November 15, 2018)
Broadway Life, The Jewish Museum and FSLC announce the 28th New York Jewish Film Festival (November 15, 2018)
Student Life, Hillel Hosts two Holocaust survivors (November 11, 2018)
Valley Advocate, Cinemadope: two stories of Jewish struggles (November 8, 2018)
Jewish News, Film about renegade chroniclers of Warsaw Ghetto has one-night-only AZ premiere (November 7, 2018)
New England Public Radio, ‘Hartford historian’s research of secret WWII Jewish archive is now a documentary (November 7, 2018)
Philadelphia Weekly, ‘The oral tradition of film’: Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival prepares for its 38th season (November 1, 2018)
Encore, Gwenyfar reflects on “Who Will Write Our History” after PA shooting (October 30, 2018)
NPR/91.3 WHQR, Communique: New film “Who Will Write Our History” drawn from Warsaw Ghetto Archives (October 29, 2018)
Star News, Film about Holocaust archive to screen on Nov. 4 at Thalian Hall (October 27, 2018)
Monday Magazine, Jewish film, culture celebrated during annual festival (October 25, 2018)
The Georgia Straight, Holocaust Truth Rises From The Warsaw Ghetto In Who Will Write Our History (October 24, 2018)
Variety, Film News Round Up: Sony Moves “Grudge” Reboot Up Two Months (October 23, 2018)
MovieTrainer.com, Who Will Write Our History. Il Ghetto Di Varsavia E I Ribelli Dell’oyneg Shabes (October 23, 2018)
Variety, Film News Round Up: Sony Moves “Grudge” Reboot Up Two Months (October 23, 2018)
MovieTrainer.com, Who Will Write Our History. Il Ghetto Di Varsavia E I Ribelli Dell’oyneg Shabes (October 23, 2018)
New Orleans City Business, The National World War Ii Museum Gets $2m Holocaust Education Pledge (October 22, 2018)
Different Magazine, Who Will Write Our History Di Roberta Grossman: “Il Mondo Sa Della Nostra Sofferenza? E Se Lo Sa Perche Tace?” (October 20, 2018)
WWAY3, Wilmington Jewish Film Festival To Premiere Holocaust Film (October 19, 2018)
PR*Urgent, 9th Annual Carmel Jewish Film Festival From Hollywood To Bollywood Award, Winning Movies, Speakers, Receptions March 2-17, 2019 (October 16, 2018)
Scottsdale Independent, Scottsdale Theater Screens Arizona Premiere Of ‘Who Will Write Our History’ (October 10, 2018)
aish.com, Who Will Write Our History: The Incredible True Story Of The Warsaw Ghetto Archives (October 6, 2018)
Indiana Business Journal, Ten Films From 2018 Heartland Film Festival Highlighted (October 5, 2018)
Jewish News of Northern California, From Autism To Sammy Davis Jr., 6 Weeks Of Film In Sonoma (October 4, 2018)
New Jersey Stage, Inside The 19th Rutgers Jewish Film Festival (October 3, 2018)
The Montreal Gazette, Spielberg’s Sister Brings Her Holocaust Film To Montreal (September 1, 2018)
The First News, Jowita Budnik talks about playing Rachel Auerbach (July 19, 2018)
The First News, New Film Tells The Incredible Story Of Secret Society Which Compiled Documents Detailing The Horrors Of The Holocaust (July 19, 2018)
The Forward, 5 Can’t-Miss Events At This Year’s San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (July 18, 2018)
J Weekly, The secret society who documented truth of the Warsaw Ghetto (July 13, 2018)
J Weekly, Global zeitgeist on screen at 38th SF Jewish Film Festival (July 12, 2018)
The Mercury News, SF Jewish Film Fest: Here are 5 top picks from impressive lineup (July 11, 2018)
Tablet, Summer Heat, Guitar Gods, and RotFront (July 11, 2018)
Medium, A Conversation With ‘Who Will Write Our History’ Director Roberta Grossman (July 6, 2018)
Haaretz, The Story of the Warsaw Ghetto as Told by the Jews, Not the Nazis (July 5, 2018, picked up by SF Gate)
TimeOut San Francisco, 7 must-see films at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (June 28, 2018)
SF Gate, Who Will Write Our History is one of the films of note at the San Francisco Film Festival (June 20, 2018)
Memoria, Interview with Roberta Grossman, Director of Who Will Write Our History (June 9, 2018)
Stay Thirsty, Nancy and Roberta answer Five Questions about Who Will Write Our History (May 1, 2017)
Palm Beach Daily News, Nancy Spielberg discusses Who Will Write Our History at Temple Israel (April 5, 2017)
The Times of Israel, Stories For A Ghetto Shabbos (February 1, 2017)
The Australian Jewish News, Nancy (Spielberg) goes above and beyond (March 24, 2017)
The Times of Israel, Warsaw ghetto’s secret archive goes Hollywood (September 14, 2016)
Haaretz, Women historians who are guardians of Shoah memory (September 20, 2016)
Jewish Post & Opinion, A Treasure Trove in the Warsaw Ghetto (July 15, 2016)
The Jewish Week, The New Suburban Auteurs (May 17, 2016)
Screen Daily, Spielberg fund backs Who Will Write Our History (April 25, 2016)
The Times of Israel, Spielberg’s kid sister goes ‘Above and Beyond’ to make her filmmaking mark (January 2016)
West Hartford Life, Writing Holocaust History (November 2015)
The Jewish Post, Roberta Grossman Interview (June 24, 2015
Connecticut Jewish Ledger, Interview (February 11, 2015)
Haaretz, Revealing ‘The Dead Sea Scrolls’ of the Warsaw Ghetto (January 30, 2015)
The Jewish Daily Forward, The Eichman Show (January 21, 2015)
Vancouver Sun, Interview with Nancy Spielberg (November 6, 2014)