Among Neighbors

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Combining magical realism and evocative hand-drawn animation with revelatory interviews and verité footage, "Among Neighbors" examines the story of a small, rural town where Jews and Polish Catholics lived side by side for centuries before World War II. The film brings the Polish response to the Holocaust to life through the last living eyewitnesses, revealing both love and betrayal as it zeroes in on the only living Holocaust survivor from the town, and an aging eyewitness who saw Jews murdered there -- not by Nazis, but by her own Polish neighbors. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Yoav Potash ("Crime After Crime", Sundance Film Festival).

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Among Neighbors paints a vivid portrait of courage, memory, and the perils of historical denial.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 31, 2025

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

t’s a strong piece with particular relevancy at a time when our own leaders appear very interested in burying any unflattering aspects of U.S. history.

Oct 30, 2025

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Bradley Gibson

Film Threat

The animated scenes of events during the war bring it all home with dramatic impact. Potash's film should stand as a vital document in the history of Gniewoszów.

Rated: 7.5/10

Oct 17, 2025

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Neely Swanson

Beverly Hills Courier

Potash’s determination and fortitude to follow these stories plays out in so many satisfying ways. His ability to gradually tease out what Pelagia has kept hidden inside her for more than 70 years is breathtaking.

Oct 17, 2025

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Sankeerthna Vedamtam

MovieJawn

The documentary works best when it performs meticulous tracking of this history of Jewish life, up to its tragic destruction through the dual lens of the Polish gentiles who saw it happen alongside Jewish survivors of the Holocaust in Gniewoszów.

Oct 14, 2025

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Nora Lee Mandel

Maven's Nest

American director Potash adroitly, emotionally counters rising conservative nationalism that whitewashes the past with last victims and witnesses to during/after the Holocaust. Researched with Polish historians, artists, elders, he targets one village.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 11, 2025

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Janet B

Very well made. Interesting personal account.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/25

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Miriam

Very well done. Mixture of real time video and animation was great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/25

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Ed G

It was exceptional and I loved everything about it

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/25/25

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tiffanie a s

Such heart in the history. You will be moved.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/19/25

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Deborah Bee

Excellent insight into the real history of events during the Holocaust, and immediately thereafter. The real life interviews and photos integrated with drawn sketches, bring what could just be a story are into an emotional reality.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/19/25

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Sally

Extremely compelling look into one Polish shtel during and after WWII, as experienced by a Polish girl and Jewish boy who were neighbors and friends. Its coverage of what happened after the war - including recent times - was particularly fascinating.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/25

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Combining magical realism and evocative hand-drawn animation with revelatory interviews and verité footage, "Among Neighbors" examines the story of a small, rural town where Jews and Polish Catholics lived side by side for centuries before World War II. The film brings the Polish response to the Holocaust to life through the last living eyewitnesses, revealing both love and betrayal as it zeroes in on the only living Holocaust survivor from the town, and an aging eyewitness who saw Jews murdered there -- not by Nazis, but by her own Polish neighbors. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Yoav Potash ("Crime After Crime", Sundance Film Festival).

Director: Yoav Potash
Producer: Yoav Potash
Screenwriter: Yoav Potash
Distributor: 8 Above
Production Co: Headfirst Arts & Media
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 40m