Objects from the worlds oldest Holocaust archive appear from thin air to form the audio waveform of the voice of Leon Greenman, an Auschwitz-Birkenau survivor.
We were tasked with making a roughly 1-minute film that expresses both the depth of the archive and the importance of its continuing preservation.
In an age fast approaching AI ubiquity, where deep fakes will challenge truth, original documents and archives such as The Wiener Holocaust Library will become more important than ever, and their preservation is critical.
Director: @jamesalexandrou
Producer: Emma Hanson
Exec Producer: Jonathan Glaser
Exec Producer: Venetia Hawkes
CG Generalist / Animator: Samuel Siegel
Stills Photographer: Charlie Jenkins
Sound Design: Henry Sims
VFX Finishing: Marco Valerio Caminiti
For The Wiener Holocaust Library: Dr Barbara Warnock, Dr Toby Simpson @wienerlibrary
Audio Testimony provided courtesy of: Bea Lewkowicz, @ajr.refugee.voices
Featuring the voice of: Leon Greenman
Thanks to:
Avital Lvova
Clara Dijkstra
David Foulkes
Iain Liddle
Matthew Giddings