Director:
Lisa Gossels
Dean Wetherell
Run Time: 93 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 1999
Lisa Gossels
Dean Wetherell
Run Time: 93 minutes
Country: USA
Year: 1999
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The Children of Chabannes
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The 1999 Emmy Award-winning documentary from notable director Lisa Gossels, THE CHILDREN OF CHABANNES tells the story of the over 400 Jewish children who fled to France from 1939-1943 to avoid Nazi concentration camps. As World War II began, many parents made the excruciatingly difficult decision to separate from their children in order to save them. Some of those children lucky enough to escape Germany were shipped off to the Château de Chabannes, a public school and dormitory located in an insulated region of rural France and created to house and educate orphaned and displaced Jewish children. The school was established by a man named Félix Chevrier. He was joined by a handful of remarkably brave and selfless educators who gave these abandoned children, most of whom never saw their parents again, a chance to grow up. But as the Nazis advanced, World War II inevitably reached the doorsteps of the Château in 1942, causing the teachers to risk their own lives in order to keep the children from being deported to death camps. Told through interviews with surviving teachers and students of Chabannes, including Gossels' father who attended the school, THE CHILDREN OF CHABANNES is a celebration of humanity and courage during one of the most tragic periods of our history. (In French and English with subtitles) – M.M.
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| Sidebars | Jewish and Israeli Visions, Someone to Watch, Women Of The World |
| Producer | Lisa Gossels, Dean Wetherell |
| Cinematography | Mustapha Barat |
| Editing | Lisa Gossels, Dean Wetherell |
| Director Bio | Lisa Gossels produces and directs educational and promotional films. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Brown University. Dean Wetherall is an award-winning producer and director. |
| Select Filmography | THE CHILDREN OF CHABANNES (1999), "MY So-Called Enemy" (2010) |
| Print Source |
Good Egg Productions, Inc. Lgossels@gmail.com |
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