REVIEWS
“It will reach into the tender-most part of your heart and touch it as few movies have.”
Jeffrey Lyons | Lyons Den Radio | WCBS
“Structured in a way that bumps the tragic and demoralizing up against the comic and inspirational.”
-Derek Smith, Slant Magazine
“A film about history, how we carry it with us,
and why it matters”
– Jennie Kermode, Eye For Film
“One of the most interesting aspects of this documentary is the second-generation Holocaust survivor’s perspective and the insight into living with intergenerational trauma,”
-Rachel Morrow, Film-Forward
IN THE NEWS
• The Dole Institute of Politics | Q&A with Leah Warshawski, co-director of “Big Sonia”
• KBIA | Holocaust Survivor Speaks About the Importance of Kindness
• Video Librarian | Video Librarian gives BIG SONIA 3 out of 4 stars and says “Recommended!”
• Alaska Airlines In-Flight Magazine BIG SONIA Feature | Love Over Hate
• Broadway Deli | BIG SONIA SANDWICH Is Now Available At Broadway Deli
• St. Louis Holocaust Museum & Learning Center | St. Louis Holocaust Museum & Learning Center Includes BIG SONIA In Every Teaching Trunk!
• 106.5 The Arch | Cassiday’s Kick Ass Chick of the Week – Leah Warshawski
• ZekeFilm / Max on Movies | It’s Bog-minding
• Riverfront Times | Clayton Graduate Brings Big Sonia to Her Hometown After K.C. Success
• St. Louis Jewish Light | Former St. Louisan’s film about Holocaust survivor grandmother gets local debut
• Alliance of Women Film Journalists | Review by Diane Carson
• Extra TV | BIG SONIA’s Visit to Congress
• WUSA9 | Holocaust survivor brings message of love to DC
• Kevin Yoder Press Release | Yoder to Host Big Sonia Screening at US Capitol for Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day
• New York Times | Style Feature by Ruth La Ferla
• The Seattle Times | 4 out of 4 Star Review by Moira MacDonald
• The Boston Globe | These female documentary directors could have been on the Oscar short list
• Pittsburgh City Paper | Review by Al Hoff
• Record-breaking Theatrical Run in Kansas City Continues | 7 Wks & Highest Grossing Film at the Glenwood Arts in 2017
• SIMA | Social Media Impact Award (SIMA) Finalist
• AARP Missouri | Big Sonia a Big Hit
• SENIOR PLANET | Interview with Sonia by Annette Witheridge
• Butler’s Cinema Scene | Review by Robert Butler
• KCUR’s Central Standard | Interview with Leah by Gina Kaufmann
• THE HOT PINK PEN | Review of the film received an A in “Bechedel-Wallace” Test List
• Film Forward | Review by Rachael Morrow
• The Huffington Post | Review by Nell Minow
• VILLAGE VOICE | Review by Chris Packman
• REEL TALKER | Review by Jim Alexander
• DEADLINE | Specialty Box Office Preview
• Slant Magazine | Film Review: Big Sonia
• Eye for Film | Big Sonia Movie Review
• Hammer To Nail | Review by Christopher Llewellyn Reed
• Roger Ebert | Review by Nick Allen
• Napa Valley Register | Chasing Oscar
• Variety | Big Sonia is officially eligible for a 2018 Oscar! | 170 Documentary Features Submitted for Oscar Consideration
• Rwanda Film | Big Sonia receives warm reception at Rwanda Film Festival 2017
• The Kansas City Star | 91-year-old Nazi Holocaust survivor from KC moves murderers to tears
• KSHB | Big Sonia honored at U2 Concert
• The Jewish News of Northern California | Tiny woman with a huge personality will win you over in Jewish film fest doc
• Script: Division of the Writers Store | Behind the Scenes of BIG SONIA: A Small Story Writ Large in Film
• Women You Should Know | “My Hero, Sonia Warshawski”… The Heartfelt Essay That Won This 5th Grader An Award
• Florida Jewish Journal Miami-Dade Jewish News | Holocaust institute impacts educators
• Helene Stelian on “Living with Purpose” | Leah Warshawski – Documentary Filmmaker
• Women You Should Know | College Sophomore Pens Emotional “Thank You” To The Holocaust Survivor Who Inspired Her To Launch Youth-Run Nonprofit
• Directed by Women, an Ongoing Celebration | Leah Warshawski: Filming Family, Finding Humanity
• Movie Maker: The Art and Business of Making Movies | Second Time’s Not the Charm: Even If Your First Film Found Success, Making Your Next Won’t Be Any Easier
• Women You Should Know | Filmmaker Captures Big Impact Of Inspiring Holocaust Survivor… Her Grandmother
• The Kansas City Star | Melinda Henneberger: ‘Big Sonia’ has some big lessons for right here, right now
• Cleveland.com | CIFF 2017: ‘Big Sonia’ tells story of Holocaust survivor who promotes peace
• The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle | ‘BIG SONIA’: Film tells survivor’s story and more
• New Day NW Today | BIG SONIA on New Day NW Today!
• Eye on Sun Valley | ‘Big Sonia’-Sun Valley Filmmakers Create Story of Strength in Remembering
• SVPN | Leah Warshawski and Todd Soliday: Big Sonia
• KCFilm | March Spotlight via KCFilm
• TedX Twin Falls | The Survival Generation
• Atlanta Jewish Times | AJFF: Unforgettable ‘Sonia’ Makes Big Impact
• Kveller | The Movie You Need to See About One of the Last Remaining Holocaust Survivors in Kansas City
• The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz | Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2017
• Cinema Buzz | Big Sonia Nominated for The Cinema Buzz Movie Trip Awards
• AARP | Big Sonia Nominated For Best Documentary in AARP Award
• The Hollywood Reporter | ‘Big Sonia’: Film Review | Napa Valley 2016
• Unpaid Film Critic | Big Sonia: Unpaid Film Critic
• The Film Stage: Your Spotlight on Cinema | Watch: A Holocaust Survivor Tells Her Story in Exclusive Clip From DOC NYC Premiere ‘Big Sonia’
• The New York Jewish Week | Heads Of The Tribe: The cycle of life, in all its richness, is on display at this year’s DOC-NYC fest.
• Times-Herald | November 3 Vallejo A&E Source: ‘Big Sonia’ in world premiere at Napa Film Fest
• Napa Valley Register | ‘Big Sonia’ – A Survivor’s Story Premieres at Film Festival
• Jewish in Seattle | Interview with Leah Warshawski
• KCTS | A Tiny Grandma Makes a Big Impact in ‘Big Sonia’
• Hadassah Magazine | Big Sonia: A Grandmother-Granddaughter Conversation
• Media-Inc | Washington State’s Most Influential Women In Film, TV and Media
• City Arts | Portrait of a Survivor
• IndieWire | EXCLUSIVE: Seattle International Film Festival Awards $50,000 Grants to Two Documentaries on Aging
• Kansas City Live | Regina and Sonia on KC Live
• KCUR 89.3 | KCUR Interview with Sonia Warshawski
• IndieSource | One of Our Own: Making a Doc About a Family Member
• Women You Should Know | Big Sonia: A Brave Holocaust Survivor Making A Huge Impact 70 Years Later
• IndieWire | 10 Things I Learned From Self-Distributing My First Documentary Film
• Closer Weekly | Big Sonia Finds Her Calling
• KUOW.ORG | Who Will Tell The Stories Of Holocaust Survivors After They’ve Gone?
• The Huffington Post | Spunky 89-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Will Keep Telling Her Story Until Bullying, Discrimination Stops
• IndieWire Project of the Month | BIG Wine for BIG Sonia
• HotDocs Forum | Big Sonia Invited to Pitch at HOT DOCS FORUM
• The Jewish Sound | 5 Women to Watch
• The Kansas City Star | Metcalf South Shopping Center to close
• IndieWire | IndieWire Project Of The Day
• NBC Action News | Holocaust survivor calls for government action to stop hate crimes
• USC Shoah Foundation Institute | Impact in Profile: Leah Warshawski
• Front Page: Kansas City Star | Holocaust survivor faces another loss as Metcalf South’s closing displaces her tailor shop
• Fox4News | Woman tasked with tough decision on what to do with her business
• The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle | Granddaughter’s film to document grandmother’s Shoah experience