SURVIVOR | GRANDMA | DIVA
BIG SONIA | FEATURE DOCUMENTARY
LEAH WARSHAWSKI: PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | DISTRIBUTION | IMPACT PRODUCER
TODD SOLIDAY: DIRECTOR | EDITOR | CINEMATOGRAPHER | POST PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR | DIRECTOR OF MOTION GRAPHICS
DAWN NORTON: ANIMATOR
RACHEL IGNOTOFSKY: ILLUSTRATOR
BRAD ANTHONY LAINA: COMPOSER | ORIGINAL SCORE
ERIC FRITH: CONSULTING PRODUCER | STORY EDITOR
In the last store in a defunct shopping mall, 91-year-old Sonia Warshawski – great-grandmother, businesswoman, and Holocaust survivor – runs the tailor shop she’s owned for more than 30 years. But when she’s served an eviction notice, the specter of retirement prompts Sonia to resist her harrowing past as a refugee and witness to genocide. A poignant story of generational trauma and healing, BIG SONIA also offers a laugh-out-loud-funny portrait of the power of love to triumph over bigotry, and the power of truth-telling to heal us all. Premiered in 2016 on both coasts at Napa Film Festival and DOC NYC. Visit our full website for discussion guides and education resources: www.bigsonia.com
Recent Achievements Include:
– 22 awards including multiple Best Documentary, Audience Awards, and Best Directors (Social Impact Media Awards)
– 75+ film festivals around the world
– record-breaking 6-month theatrical run
– featured on the iWitness platform, USC Shoah Foundation
– more than 200+ community screenings around the globe
Currently raising funds and support for our impact campaign – to bring BIG SONIA to schools across the country.
Want to host a screening or bring the film to a school in your community? Get in touch! Email leah@inflatablefilm.com.
Distribution partners include: Argot Pictures, Passion River Films, Film Sprout