Holocaust Documentary Projects
Documentary in-progress — THE STRUMA PAWN:
When during WWII the nonfunctioning engine of the refugee ship Struma — carrying almost 800 Jewish men, women and children desperate to escape the Nazis – forces the ship to be moored off Istanbul, the ship and its stateless passengers become a pawn in the political machinations of Turkey, Nazi Germany, Great Britain, Romania, and Russia.
See documentary footage of THE STRUMA PAWN now!
Documentary director AARON EROL OZLEVI is an acclaimed film, TV and commercial director, brings his love of humor — such as his two romantic comedies on Netflix and Amazon Prime– from his native Turkey to the Pacific shores of Los Angeles. For 16 years he has been directing popular feature films, revered TV episodes/seasons, and commercials for global brands, continuously transforming creative visual concepts into tangible forms of media that connect with large audiences. After having film production experience with over 3,000 days of directing on TV & film sets globally, he possesses experience working at the international level, collaborating with executives, producers, crews, talent, and brands/clients from various backgrounds, and has proven the ability to capture and generate a final project that regularly exceeds expectations.
Documentary writer PHYLLIS ZIMBLER MILLER has an M.B.A. in Finance from The Wharton School and is an Los Angeles screenwriter, playwright, book author and Times of Israel blogger who is producing her nonfiction Holocaust play www.ThinEdgeOfTheWedge.com to combat antisemitism and hate. She is now also producing and co-hosting the interview podcast NEVER AGAIN IS NOW about antisemitism — https://b.link/NeverAgainIsNowpodcast — with co-host Evelyn Markus, a Dutch Jew featured in the documentary NEVER AGAIN IS NOW.