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A TRUE STORY OF SURVIVAL
A HEAD SHORTER
A FILM BY SASHA BORTNIK
SYNOPSIS
A Head Shorter, narrated by Naftali Deutsch, is an animated documentary short that begins in the spring of 1944 when Naftali and his entire family were forced to leave their home in Kimyat, a village in the Carpatho-Ukraine region, and sent to Auschwitz. A Head Shorter is the story of Naftali's journey as a 12 year old boy in the Holocaust and how he survived multiple concentration camps.
Written, directed and produced by Sasha Bortnik
CREDITS
Written, Produced & Directed by Sasha Bortnik
Featuring Naftali Deutsch
Voice of "Crier" by Greg Berman
Animation and Art Direction/Design by Soul Proprietor Studios
Live Action Director of Photography Nick Morr
Live Action Editor Matthew Shapiro
Transcribed by Kristina Bradwell
Original Score by Zach Robinson
Credits Song by Jarosław Bester and Cracow Klezmer Band
Sound Effects by Victor Mercader
Dialogue Editor Victor Mercader
Re-recording Mixer Victor Mercader
Production Sound Mixer Tomasso Pompei
Additional Sound Recorder Will Mill
Gaffer Joseph Edelson
SPECIAL THANKS
Marilyn Bortnik
Jack Bortnik
Michelle Bortnik
Naftali Deutsch
Jarosław Bester
David Feltenberger
Louise & Craig Taubman
Caron & Colin Sapire
Lily Kaizer
Aaron Chrenen
The Dreicer Family
Sam Sadigursky
Greta Titelman & Abraham Schwartz
Pam & Evan Kaizer
David Ravanshenas
Julie & Steven Karic
Natalie & Dick Fink
Jessica & Alex Leibow
Devin Singer
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