Exclusive For the Living Trailer Previews Documentary About Holocaust Survivor Marcel Zielinksi

ComingSoon can exclusively reveal the trailer for For the Living.

For the Living is a new documentary movie directed by Marc Bennett and Tim Roper. While the film tackles a number of complex subjects like the coexistence of dehumanization and empathy, it also focuses on Holocaust survivor Marcel Zielinski.

Check out the exclusive For the Living trailer and poster below (watch more trailers and clips):

What is For the Living about?

“In January 1945, after enduring two years in a death camp, then 10-year-old Marcel who was liberated by advancing Russian forces, embarked on a perilous 60-mile journey by foot from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Krakow, Poland, through an active war zone in search of his surviving family,” a description of the documentary reads. “This dangerous journey was a child’s desperate march from Darkness to Light. Decades later, in a profound act of solidarity and remembrance, 250 cyclists from 12 different countries retraced the liberation path of the 84-year-old Marcel during the Ride for the Living. This annual event serves as both a memorial and a collective act of empathy, re-enacting Marcel’s journey while shining a light on the enduring battle between the extremes of human nature: dehumanization and empathy.

“While the Holocaust is just one focal point of the film, For the Living ultimately addresses a more universal and humanistic story about each of us, drawing a stark parallel between humanity’s darkest moments and our capacity for light and compassion. The film’s narrative is further brought to life with insights and commentary from notable academics like Timothy Snyder and Neil Degrasse Tyson. Posing the urgent questions:  When will we stop building monuments for the dead and get busy re-humanizing the living? When will we finally say NEVER AGAIN and truly mean it?”

Bennett and Roper co-wrote For the Living with Brett Kopin. Bennett serves as co-producer alongside Lisa Effress, while Melinda Goldrich and Andrea Cayton serve as executive producers.

For the Living will hold its world premiere screening at the Newport Beach Film Festival on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at 3 p.m. at Newport Beach, California’s Big Newport 6. A Q&A with Bennett, Roper, Effress, and Goldrich will follow the screening.

Tickets to the event can be purchased online by clicking here.