Groundbreaking documentary “When People Die They Sing Songs” is currently live on IndieGoGo, and is raising funds to create a film that captures the essences of a tumultuous period in history. In the film, Yiddish songs help the Holocaust survivor Regina uncover her past after decades of silence. Her daughter races with her mother’s dementia to capture the story.
What is “WHEN PEOPLE DIE THEY SING SONGS” about?
WHEN PEOPLE DIE THEY SING SONGS is a story of mother and daughter who resolve to uncover their wartime past buried half a century ago. After suffering a stroke, 93-year-old Holocaust survivor Regina is getting music therapy. Accompanied by a music therapist, Regina sings Yiddish and French songs of her youth. Her daughter Sonia is with her at every session. This revitalizes their mother-daughter relationship and emboldens them to revisit their past. With Regina’s help, Sonia tries to capture their family story. The past they were so eager to forget they are now anxious to remember. But Regina’s memory is rapidly succumbing to dementia.
Who is director Olga Lvoff?
Olga Lvoff received an MFA in Social Documentary from the School of Visual Arts in 2013. Olga has worked as an independent film director since 2009. Her recent short documentary film “Two Travelers” became a winner of Honorable Mention Award at the International Film Awards Berlin (2013). The film was also nominated in 2 categories at the 2013 London International Film Festival (“Best directing of a short documentary” and “Best short documentary”). “Two Travelers” was included in the shortlist of International Tarkovsky’s Award for Poetry and Cinema.
In 2010, Olga graduated from Moscow State University’s School of Journalism. As a journalist Olga worked for Russian national TV channel “Culture” filming 15-17 minute stories about art, history and science, for radio Liberty covering cultural events including many reports about documentary film festivals, for the magazine “GEO” writing articles on science, medicine and traveling. Being a student, she spent two months in Lyon (France) working at “Euronews” TV channel where she was covering cultural news and adapting reports in French and English for the Russian audience. Olga’s five years in independent documentary as a director and editor, as well as her background in journalism, led to her first full-length film, “When People Die They Sing Songs.”
How the money I donate will be used?
– To do professional color correction and sound mix
– To build an exclusive website
– To make posters, postcards and other promotional materials
– To pay for music and archival rights
– To pay festival submission fees and delivery expenses
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