2011 Festival and Screening Update

Two screenings and four festivals in the next month for The Labyrinth, and one more Official Selection.
Exact dates and times for the festivals coming soon.

January 27 - February 6, 2011

February 17-20, 2011

February 25-27, 2011

February 17-26, 2011

May 12-21, 2011

Selected to Boston Film Festival and Polish Film Festival Los Angeles

We are excited to announce our selections into the 26th Annual Boston Film Festival and the 11th & 1/2 Polish Film Festival Los Angeles.  Date and time for BFF listed on page.  Date and time for PFFLA posted once we have it.

Some wonderful testimonials about the film.

“The Labyrinth is a haunting story, a ‘must see’ for people of all faiths… who wish to understand man's resilience and ability to survive in the face of unspeakable horrors. It is an affirmation of the triumph of the human spirit." 
-- Martin Sheen

“This film does an enormous service to the world… by bringing the important work of Marian Kolodziej out of the basement of a church near Auschwitz. The documentary allows us to bear witness to the unspeakable horrors he endured, and to marvel at the intensity and depth of greatness of his artistry. 
-- Ellen Burstyn

“A haunting examination of the essence of goodness…
Jason Schmidt’s compelling film turns a collection of Holocaust art into a journey into the memory and mind of a Polish non-Jew who was one of the first to be sent to Auschwitz, and who did not speak of his experiences until after a stroke late in life. Schmidt’s script, perfectly accompanied by a score that accents rather than overpowers, turns the words of (artist) Marian Kolodziej into a haunting examination of the essence of goodness. The videography does what the eye of a museum visitor does not: it focuses on each part of a work separately and sequentially, rather than taking it all in at one time. The viewer must therefore confront all of it – the dark symbolism, the horror, and particularly the eyes of countless victims…”
-- Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein
     The Simon Wiesenthal Center 
     Los Angeles, CA



“An important first person testimonial to the horrors perpetrated by the Nazis… Its message is all the more crucial as the last survivors of Auschwitz are inexorably leaving the stage of history and with them their legacy of courage and faith. Marian Kolodziej kept silent about his years in Auschwitz, until he took pen in hand, and began drawing his experiences as part of his rehabilitation from a stroke. The results are at the core of this unique film—revealing memories that have been sharpened by time and experience, rather than dulled, and will serve as a bridge between generations.” 
-- Rabbi Abraham Cooper
     Associate Dean
     The Simon Wiesenthal Center 
     Los Angeles, CA

The first review of the film.

The Labyrinth of Auschwitz | Hollywood Today

IDA's"Meet the DocuWeeks Filmmakers" interview.

Interview

A nice article about the film. We are humbled.

Holocaust film produced by Jesuit possible Oscar contender | National Catholic Reporter

Trailer and Website Launch

The Labyrinth website



The Labyrinth trailer