"Many had never spoken on the record before. And half of the participants died either during the film’s production or after its completion in 2016"
"Mietek Pemper, who helped compile the famous list of Jewish workers sent to Schindler’s enamelware factory, shrewdly reconstituted to be made indispensable"
A conversation with the director, the producer, and the incredible subject of this new documentary that serves as a reminder that the Holocaust is still relevant today.
"In the film, you are not hearing people analyzing trauma, you’re witnessing people experiencing it"
"Their stories, intercut with archival footage...build to a pitch of horror and sadness that eventually allows for a note or two of hope to sound"
"Destination Unknown represents a worthy addition to the canon (of Holocaust-themed documentaries)"
"A powerful reminder of the pain and loss suffered by European Jewry, and a testament to the resilience of the Jewish people"
By Stephen Applebaum
"What gives Destination Unknown its power is the focus on the trauma endured by the survivors"
By Geoffrey Macnab
"Every story is fresh, every testimony is fresh, there is never a point where you think, ‘I’ve heard this before’."
"Destination Unknown is an intimate survivor's testimony, imparting personal pain from those who experienced the Holocaust first-hand."