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"Thank you so much for sharing this extraordinary project. I watched both the preview as well as the film, and was touched by the powerful story as well as the partnership between Ingrid and Perry Chen. What a unique and creative approach to Holocaust education! I'm honored to have seen the film."
- Stacy Schiller, Acting Director Holocaust Resource Center/Diversity Council, Kean University, NJ

About the short film

Memories from the Holocaust have been portrayed in almost every medium, but rarely animation -- and never before by a child animator. Animated short film "INGRID PITT: BEYOND THE FOREST" is a cross-generational collaboration between a world-class animation master, two-time Academy Award-nominated Bill Plympton, and a first-time animator, 11-year-old artist Perry Chen. It is narrated by Ingrid Pitt herself.

Starting with Ingrid Pitt's poignant narration and Bill Plympton's 23 traditional pencil sketches as storyboard, award-winning artist and film critic Perry Chen brings this moving story and its contemporary implications alive. Read more

We thank the following for their generosity
(listed alphabetically within each category)

Major sponsors

• The Anne Frank Center USA
• The Cinema Arts Centre

Major sponsors of animator Perry Chen for his work on this project

• Toon Boom - Read more
• Wacom

Additional generous donors

• Matthew Maggs
• Reel Picture
• Reeva Miller
• Benjamin Parris

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