Thursday, September 19, 2019

Reinventing Rosalee 2018


     Rosalee Glass is a former Holocaust survivor taken as a prisoner to a Siberian gulag during WWII.  Lillian Glass is Rosalee’s daughter and she is an American interpersonal communication and body language expert, media commentator, a litigation consultant, author of self-help books, she is also a film director and producer.  Rosalee was born in 1917 in Warsaw Poland and she married her husband Abraham Glass at the age of 18 years old.  They were taken across the Polish border into Russian territory and then to northern Poland for safety.  Russian soldiers kidnapped them in the middle of the night and took them to Siberia.  Then Russian solders took them to Kazakhstan.  Eventually, they were taken to a Displaced Person’s camp in Germany.  They managed to immigrate to the United States.  Over time and losses Rosalee was able to move forward in her life with a positive attitude.
     Rosalee and Lillian have traveled the world together and they both try to motivate other people after all they have been through. Rosalee is now 102 years old but she doesn’t slow down and she loves living.  She wants to go on more adventures and meet new and wonderful people.  She lives in Los Angeles with her daughter Lillian and her beloved golden doodle.  This film is very inspiring!!  After much loss, Rosalee is always looking to the future.  At the age of 94 she won Miss Congenialtiy in a contest.
 
80 min, Doc directed by Lillian Glass and written by Lillian and Rosalee Glass with Daniel Bouchet, Nancy Caballero, Rob Huizenga, Douglas James, Elke Jeinsen, Clay Lee, Eric Lintermans, Miamon Miller, Neda Nehouray, Joyce Sharman, Joe Solo, Uki Solo, Robert Stradley.

Note:  Imdb 8.3 out of 10, Amazon 4.4* out of 5* with 4 reviews, Irish Film Critic.com 2 1/2* out of 5*.
Special Note:  Filmed in Los Angeles, Big Bear, California; Fairbanks, Alaska; Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland; Sochi, Russia; Vatican City; Beijing, China; Tsavo National Park, Kenya; Cairo, Egypt; Poland.  This film is one of the 2019 Oscar feature documentary submissions.  It has also won awards for 2018 at 8 film festivals. 

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