Fathom This! A Conversation with Daniela Volker about Her Latest Film

“There’s been a curse of silence in my family, my grandfather is the greatest mass murderer of all time. The blood we have on our hands…”

– Kai Höss, grandson of Rudolf Höss

While many films explore World War II and the Holocaust, few have depicted the German perspective more than the documentary The Commandant’s Shadow. The documentary shares a story we rarely see the story of a Holocaust survivor’s family coming together with the son of the most powerful Nazi in Auschwitz.

Check out our interview with Daniela Volker, director of The Commandant’s Shadow, where she discusses her process in making this film and what it felt like to be in the room during such a historic moment. Check out the interview, and get your tickets now for The Commandant’s Shadow, in theaters May 29 & 30.