In Hiding: Stories of the Survivors and the Righteous

An educational and fictional mini-series for young people consisting of 5 short films (total duration: 71.5 minutes). Two characters – 18-year-old rapper Kon and his friend Maya – discover the history of their small town and its Jewish residents. This inspires them to create rap pieces devoted to various aspects of Polish-Jewish history, primarily the experience of the Holocaust.

The series is called “In Hiding: Stories of the Survivors and the Righteous” and focuses on the experiences of hiding and helping during World War II. The series includes broad contexts of the Polish situation in the years preceding the war and during the German occupation (1939-1945), shows the varied attitudes of Poles toward Jews and the Holocaust, touches on the experience of hiding, and introduces the history and significance of the concept of Righteous Among the Nations. This series is intended for young people aged 15 and over. The project was financed by Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway through the EEA Fund and by the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.



Cast
Róża Czarnecka-Wiącek, Igor Toporowski

Director
Małgorzata Kozera

Screenplay
Małgorzata Kozera and Maciej Eichelberger

Cinematography
Maciej Eichelberger

Editing
Łukasz Kamil Kamiński

Content development, historical and educational consultation
Marta Eichelberger-Jankowska

Sound designer
Paweł Szygendowski

Mix and mastering
Jan Pęczak

Sound Postproduction
Łukasz Kamil Kamiński

Producer
Łukasz Kamil Kamiński

Length in total
71.5 minutes

Producer
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

Year of production
2023-2024