Documentary
“A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings”
A film by Aviva Kempner
In “A Pocketful of Miracles: A Tale of Two Siblings“
filmmaker and Berlin born Aviva Kempner chronicles her mother Hanka and uncle Dudek Ciesla’s lives before and during World War II .
From their idyllic Jewish upbringing in Poland through their survival of the Holocaust to their tearful reunion after the war, this moving documentary follows the incredible story of these loving siblings and the incredible lives they built in America as painter Helen Ciesla Covensky and businessman and philanthropist David Chase.
In the news:
“A Pocketful of Miracles”: A Compelling Tale of Holocaust Survival (by Mark Jenkins – The Washington Post)
Home Movies Personalize a Film About One Family’s Holocaust Experience (by John Kelly – The Washington Post)
Interested in Screening “A Pocketful of Miracles”?
In “A Pocketful of Miracles” Berlin-born filmmaker Aviva Kempner chronicles her mother’s and uncle’s lives before and during World War II, from their idyllic Jewish upbringing in Poland to their tearful reunion after surviving the Holocaust. This moving documentary ends by sharing the incredible lives they built in America as painter Helen Ciesla Covensky and businessperson and philanthropist David Chase and serves as a reminder of why it is so important to make films about the fate of those who survived. If you are interested in booking the film please reach out to Ben Dally.