Why
I got involved.
Because it has been 70 years...
After Executive
producers Jerry Scheer and Mark Cumins funded John Reynolds to produce For
Every Person There Is A Name, and John persuaded me to get involved, I went
to out convince others to support my new project. Anybody who has ever produced
a film knows that it takes a village.
I met with very smart, educated,
compassionate people whose first reaction was to say, “No, can’t help you.” “It’s
been 70 years,” they told me. “This story’s been done - repeatedly.” They questioned,
“If you can’t make a better film than Shindler's List, why waste your time,” and
finally, “Why not focus on some of the many positive aspects of Jewish history
and culture? We are more than the Holocaust.” |
