Film
Showcase

The Lineup

Nineteen acclaimed documentaries and animated features from the Project Witness archive — survivor testimony, history, and stories of rescue and rebuilding. All available to stream during the Nine Days.

• 1:08:32

  We Dared to Write

  An animated documentary on the remarkable young people who kept diaries during the Holocaust.

• 

  The Diary of Rywka Lipszyc

  An animated short on Rywka Lipszyc, the Łódź Ghetto teenager whose diary was recovered from the ashes of Auschwitz.

• 45:42

  The Lens Reveals

  Rare documentary footage of life — and the spiritual heroism of its leaders — in the Warsaw Ghetto.

• 1:19:14

  Daring to Rescue

  Untold stories of ordinary people who risked everything to rescue fellow Jews during the Holocaust.

• 1:08:10

  In One Split Second

  The destruction of Hungarian Jewry — a community deported and murdered in just 54 days — through living testimony.

• 1:14:24

  Rosja

  The story of the 200,000+ Jews deported to Siberia by the Soviets, and their fight to survive.

• 21:15

  The Untold Story

  The long-neglected experience of Sephardic Jewish communities during the Holocaust.

• 51:28

  In the Footsteps of the Giant

  The life and wartime rescue efforts of Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl.

• 1:15:16

  Once Upon a Family

  The 800-year saga of Polish Jewry and the devastation the Holocaust brought upon it.

• 1:14:02

  Hidden

  The gripping story of Jewish children who took on new identities to survive the Holocaust.

• 50:01

  Plunder and Profit

  How the Nazis systematically stripped Jews of their homes, businesses, and savings — and the long postwar struggle to recover what was looted.

• 39:34

  The Nazi Propaganda Machine

  How the Nazi regime weaponized film and photography — the Holocaust through the eyes of the camera.

• 56:25

  Red, White and Jew

  A look at today’s surge of antisemitism in America, with a focus on its college and public-school campuses.

• 41:44

  America and the Holocaust

  A hard look at what America knew, when it knew it, and how its leaders answered — and failed to answer — the destruction of European Jewry.

• 1:15:15

  Devorah's Hope

  A dramatized documentary following Devorah Mostovicz’s true story of survival, faith, and resilience.

• 08:59

  The Little Giant of Vilna

  An animated short on Yitskhok Rudashevski, the teenager who chronicled the Vilna Ghetto in his diary.

• 1:04:35

  Spirit of Survival

  Four survivors share their pain, hope, and enduring faith — a testament to the spirit of survival.

• 41:50

  Whatever It Takes

  The stories of four women who became true heroes during the Holocaust.

• 05:28

  The Power of the Niggun

  The role of Jewish song and melody — the niggun — during the Holocaust.

Passes & Pricing

Choose the access that fits you. One pass unlocks every film in the showcase for its window — or rent a single title on its own.

• Best value

  Nine-Day Pass

  $19.99all Nine Days

  Full access to every film for the entire Nine Days, through Tisha B’Av. Best value.

• Single-Day Pass

  $9.99one day

  Full access to all films for a single day of your choosing.

• Individual Films

  Variesper film

  Prefer just one? Rent any single film at its standard rate.

Passes go on sale closer to the showcase. Leave your email below and we’ll let you know the moment they’re available.

What & When

A summer film showcase for Tisha B'Av 5786. Throughout the Nine Days of mourning that lead into Tisha B’Av, Project Witness opens its documentary library for at-home viewing.