St. Louis Jewish Film Festival - For The Living

From USA * In English

Directors: Marc Bennet, Tim Roper

Documentary: 112 minutes

The 31st Annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival opens with a powerful meditation on dehumanization — and the urgent need to restore our shared humanity.

When 250 cyclists embark on a profound journey, retracing the liberation route of a Holocaust survivor from Auschwitz-Birkenau to Kraków, Poland, their ride becomes more than an act of remembrance. It becomes a living response to hatred, one that transforms memory into empathy and action at a time of rising global antisemitism.

For The Living is an epic and deeply moving true story that challenges us to ask: When will we stop building monuments only for the dead and begin rehumanizing the living? When will we finally say “Never Again” — and truly mean it?

Join us afterward for a Q and A discussion featuring For The Living film producer, Lisa Effress, and Co Director/Writer, Tim Roper. Reception to follow.