French animated short tells story of Jewish swimmer who survived Auschwitz

The film is based on the extraordinary real life of Alfred Nakache, a Jewish athlete whose story of resilience under Nazi persecution has previously been told in two French documentaries. At first ...
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The real Holocaust history behind ‘Papillon,’ the Oscar-nominated short about a star Jewish swimmer

A painterly animated film revives the memory of French Olympic hero Alfred Nakache, a Jewish survivor of Auschwitz ...

How French Animation Oscar Contender ‘Little Amelie’ Handcrafted Its Child-Like View of the World

Directors Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han discuss the film’s color palette and techniques they used after having worked on films like ‘The Little Prince’ and ‘I Lost My Body.’ ...