Behind the True Story
Uncovering true stories that Hollywood has yet to bring to the screen.
Not a Real Enemy
with Robert Wolf
Source: https://robertjwolfmd.com/not-a-real-enemy/
One of the most unknown chapters of the Holocaust was the story of how nearly half a million Jewish residents of Győr, Hungary, were deported and killed at Auschwitz. My grandparents, Joseph and Kamilla Wolf, were among those half million who perished. In Not a Real Enemy The True Story of a Jewish Man’s Fight for Freedom I tell the true story of my grandparents and my father, Ervin Wolf, and his quest to survive the brutalities of first the Nazis and later the communists in occupied Hungary. Escaping the Nazis twice, and determined to escape the communists, Not a Real Enemy takes the reader on a journey of horrors, victories, setbacks, triumphs, tragedies, and ultimate survival, as the terror of genocide and fascism test the spirit and mind of every citizen living under occupation.
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She Wanted To Do Everything
with Robyn Flanery
Robyn is an award-winning director and producer known for emotionally impactful documentaries that inspire change. As a member of the Alliance of Women Directors, she advocates for gender equity and underrepresented voices in film. Cannes-accredited, her work has screened at top festivals, earning critical acclaim. With expertise from development to distribution, she balances creativity and commercial success. After suffering a life-threatening illness herself, Robyn was inspired to create her latest series, “Profit Over People” which focuses on the broken U.S. healthcare system.
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My Place in the Golden Age of Hollywood
with George Stevens Jr.
George is the founder of the American Film Institute, co-creator of the Kennedy Center Honors, and creator of the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. He has won 14 Emmys (38 nominations) and an honorary Oscar for his contributions to the film industry.
In addition to hearing about George’s own illustrious career during the Golden Age of Hollywood, we’ll also hear about working with his father on “The Diary of Anne Frank” and more of George Stevens Sr’s work as the Oscar-winning director of “Giant” who was also appointed by General Eisenhower to document the D-Day landings and subsequent operations.
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Behind the True Story of Bitter Harvest
with Richard Bachynsky Hoover
Richard was the screenwriter on 2017’s Bitter Harvest, the first English language film set during the Holodomor. After I covered that movie in 2017 in BOATS #40, Richard contacted me to offer some insights into why he wrote certain scenes based on his own story. That led to the first “Behind the True Story” episode.
Note: This is an audio-only episode.