Andy and the Shadows

Author(s): Ari Roth
The son of two Holocaust survivors, the engaged Andy Glickstein feels he doesn’t deserve to get married since he hasn’t suffered enough in his life. Andy’s incessant search for his <em>duende</em>—the Spanish expression of soulfulness and tragic ecstasy—compels him to film a movie detailing his mother’s experiences and his father’s Zionist heroism.
Format:Drama

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Nationality of Author:U.S.
Experience(s) Chronicled:Survivors and Subsequent Generations
Tags: family, Zionism, movie

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