Doubts, childhood memories, and the storytelling of a Holocaust survivor ignite the compelling Sundance documentary ‘Misha and the Wolves.’
Filmmaker Sam Hobkinson pairs an astounding Holocaust story and detective sleuthing in the Sundance documentary ‘Misha and the Wolves.’
The spider’s web of agendas, characters, and subplots is vast in filmmaker Sam Hobkinson’s ‘Misha and the Wolves,’ a fascinating non-fiction feature that’s as much a detective story as a documentary. Misha Defonseca is an American immigrant living modestly with her husband in a small New England town. Misha starts to attract local attention after sharing her one-of-a-kind story about surviving in the German forest and running with wolves as a young girl while searching for her missing parents during World War II. One of the people who reach out to Misha is an aspiring publisher who wants Misha’s story to become a book.
‘Misha and the Wolves’ unfolds into parallel storylines involving a big-money lawsuit with her American-based publisher, growing acclaim around the European releases of her book and a film adaptation, and an investigation into Misha’s real family history. Hobkinson delivers one of those true stories that are richer than fiction.
‘Misha and the Wolves’ is making its premiere in the World Cinema Documentary…
