Witnessed (1997)

Witnessed (1997)
Directed by Allen Kaeja and Mark Adam
Choreography by Allen Kaeja
Produced by Allen Kaeja, Trisha McKell and Mark Adam
Cinematography by Mark Adam
Original Music: Edgardo Moreno
Musicians: Colleen Cook, Eve Egoyan, Stephen Green, Michele Irion
Sound Editor: John Gzoski
Performers: Sylvie Bouchard, Philip Drube, Karen Kaeja, Susan Lee, David Zurack

Witnessed is a five-minute film inspired from the dance piece Courtyard choreographed by Allen Kaeja. Allen delves into the times his family lived through during the Holocaust of WWII, by exploring the relationships of five individuals after months of forced confinement inside the Ghetto walls. The story of Witnessed is one of displacement, unrelenting fear and community support in a time of crisis.




Produced in Association with Bravo!Fact, supported by Bravo! Network.

In the ghetto, you could never become too attached to anyone for fear that they could disappear the next day. Tenderness happened in moments and the only constants were hunger and corpses.
- Mania Kay, family friend and Holocaust survivor

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Kaeja d'Dance
• Allen Kaeja
• Mark Adam
• Edgardo Moreno
• Sylvie Bouchard
• Philip Drube
• Karen Kaeja
• Susan Lee
• David Zurack
• contemporary
• dance
• film