The filmmaker retraces her grandmother's Auschwitz survival story, and investigates how her life-long fight against intolerance can be taught to the new generations.NANA is a feature-length transgenerational documentary. The filmmaker traces her grandmother's Auschwitz survival story, and investigates how her life-long fight against intolerance can be taught to the new generations.
Maryla Michalowski-Dyamant, born in Poland, survived Ravensbruck, Malchow, and Auschwitz, where she was the forced translator of the “Angel of Death”, Dr. Mengele. She dedicated her post-war life to publicly speaking of her survival to the young generations, so that it would never be forgotten or repeated. Alice and Serena, her daughter and granddaughter, explore how Maryla's fight against intolerance can continue today, in a world where survivors are disappearing, and intolerance, racism and antisemitism are on the rise.
Serena Dykman is a culture-clasher. A New York-based filmmaker, and graduate from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Film and Television program, Serena's work ranges from comedy to drama and documentary, and has won over 40 awards. Her films THE DOORMAN, BED BUGS & COMPANY, and WELCOME have been selected in over 80 film festivals around the world, including at the Cannes Film Festival, and Oscar-qualifying film festivals. WELCOME has 1 million views online, and won a Webby Award ! Serena is a "third-culture kid" born in Paris, and raised between London, Brussels, and New York. Her passion for travel, and cross-cultural curiosity has informed much of her work.
