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Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust
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'Cheating Hitler: Surviving the Holocaust' is a Canadian television documentary film directed by Rebecca Snow, which premiered in 2019 on History.Joseph Brean, [https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-holocaust-survivor-reunited-with-the-baby-he-saved-from-nazis-when-he-was-just-a-child "Canadian holocaust survivor reunited with baby he saved from Nazis when he was just a child"]. 'National Post', November 4, 2019. The film focuses on Helen Yermus, Maxwell Smart and Rose Lipsyzc, three Jewish Canadians who survived the Holocaust as children, as they share their stories and explore unresolved questions from their histories in conjunction with historians, genealogists and forensic experts.
The film aired on History on November 11, 2019, and was rebroadcast on November 16 by the Global Television Network.Cassandra Szklarski, [https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/holocaust-educators-worry-lessons-of-the-past-fading-with-new-generation-1.4675216 "Holocaust educators worry lessons of the past fading with new generation"]. CTV News, November 7, 2019.
The film received a Banff Rockie Award nomination for Best History and Biography Documentary at the 2020 Banff World Media Festival.Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/us-uk-shows-dominate-banff-rockie-award-nominations-1291100 "U.S., U.K. Shows Dominate Banff Rockie Award Nominations"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', April 21, 2020. It received six Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, for Best History Program or Series, Best Editorial Research (Natasza Niedzielska, Heather Kohlmann, Steve Gamester, Rebecca Snow, Naomi Wise), Best Visual Research (Elizabeth Klinck, Elspeth Domville, Monica Penner), Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Factual Series (Mark Caswell, Alysha Galbreath), Best Direction in a Documentary (Rebecca Snow) and Best Writing in a Documentary (Rebecca Snow).Brent Furdyk, [https://etcanada.com/news/762146/television-nominees-announced-for-2021-canadian-screen-awards-schitts-creek-leads-the-pack-with-21-nominations/ "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, Schitts Creek Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations"]. 'ET Canada', March 30, 2021. It won the award for Best Visual Research.Rachel West, [https://etcanada.com/news/781189/canadas-drag-race-property-brothers-jann-arden-among-canadian-screen-awards-lifestyle-and-reality-winners/ "Canadas Drag Race, Property Brothers, Jann Arden Among Canadian Screen Awards Lifestyle And Reality Winners"]. 'ET Canada', May 17, 2021.
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