The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life | |
Director: | Malcolm Clarke |
Producer: | Malcolm Clarke Nicholas Reed Christopher Branch |
Starring: | Alice Herz-Sommer |
Narrator: | Malcolm Clarke |
Music: | Luc St. Pierre |
Cinematography: | Kieran Crilly |
Editing: | Carl Freed |
Studio: | Bunbury Films |
Distributor: | Netflix[1] |
Runtime: | 39 minutes |
Country: | Canada United States United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life is an Academy Award-winning 2013 documentary-short film directed, written and produced by Malcolm Clarke.
The Lady In Number 6: Music Saved My Life tells the story of Alice Herz-Sommer, a German-speaking Jewish pianist from Prague who was at her death the world's oldest Holocaust survivor. In the documentary, she discusses the importance of music, laughter, and how to have an optimistic outlook on life. Herz (1903–2014) died at age 110, one week before the 86th Academy Awards.
Awards | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
Academy Awards[2] [3] | March 2, 2014 | Best Documentary – Short Subject | Malcolm Clarke Nicholas Reed | |
Liverpool Lift-Off Film Festival[4] | March 3, 2014 | Best Short Documentary | Malcolm Clarke Nicholas Reed | |