How Saba Kept Singing (2023)
Ninety-four-year-old David Wisnia never told his wife, children or grandchildren in Levittown, Pennsylvania, the whole truth about how he survived Auschwitz-Birkenau. They knew that David's singing voice had entertained the SS guards, that his musical gift had changed his fate, but no one knew what, or who, gave him the will to live: a love affair with another prisoner. Accompanying David on a trip to Poland commemorating the 70th anniversary of the camp's liberation, grandson Avi learns about Helen "Zippi" Spitzer. A talented artist whose scale model of the camp earned her privileges, Zippi was able to orchestrate their encounters and keep them safe. They promised to find each other if they survived, but the war intervened. Over 70 years later, they reunite, sharing unimaginable memories and even more startling secrets in this moving testament to the life-giving power of music.
- Release date
- May 1, 2022
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Doug Cervi as Self
- Ethan Dickstein as Self
- Jana Dickstein as Self
- Lee Dickstein as Self
- Rachel Dickstein as Self
- Szymon Kowalski as Self
- Matt Schiffer as Self
- Helen 'Zippi' Spitzer Tichauer as Self
- Kirk Wattles as Self
- Naomi Wattles as Self
Crew
- Sara Taksler · Director
- Sara Taksler · Writer
- Sara Taksler · Producer
- Jacob Shea · Composer
- Avi Wisnia · Composer
- Wael Gzoly · Cinematographer
- Bret Sigler · Editor
- Jacklyn Soriano · Editor