Shoah Ambassadors Wins Three Michigan Emmy Awards DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER
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about it was being able to explain hoah Ambassadors, the Holocaust documentary the importance of the film shedding an educational light on a film directed and produced by Keith Famie, won three subject that can easily be forgotten by future generations and the Michigan Emmys at the award educational system,” Famie said. ceremony at the MotorCity “We’re celebrating every time Casino Hotel in Detroit on June somebody new sees it and gains 11. a newfound understanding of Famie won an award for the Holocaust. That’s an award in his directing of the film; his and of itself.” Visionalist Entertainment The film is a new take on tellProduction crew members ing the Holocaust story, focused Brendan Martin and J.R. Grant won for editing; and Martin won on educating youth about the horrors and atrocities of the for lighting. The film itself was genocide through ambassadors also nominated for a documenCurtis Bates, a singer-songtary category. writer from Detroit, and Hailey “As I gave my acceptance Combined 2022 Half PageCallahan Horizontal 06.09.22.pdf 1 5/31/2022 of Rochester, an 4:05:41 PM speech, theJewishNews most important part
Keith Famie accepts an Emmy award.
artist/sculptor and graduate from Detroit-based College of Creative Studies (CCS), who tell the story through their own unique artistic expression. The film aired on DPTV/PBS in November and December 2021. On the same day of the award ceremony, Famie and his crew found out the film was an award winner for the Toronto Indie Filmmakers Festival for 2022. Shoah Ambassadors continues to be on the film festival circuit, being an Official Selection for
the Los Angeles Documentary Film Festival, Miami Jewish Film Festival, Santa Monica International Film Festival, Austin Lift-Off Film Festival and Malibu Film Festival. It also received an Honorable Mention from the Tokyo International Short Film Festival and Jury Special Mention in the SR Socially Relevant Film Festival New York. To learn more about Shoah Ambassadors, visit https:// shoahambassadors.com.
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