Big Sonia Nominated for The Cinema Buzz Movie Trip Awards

Big Sonia Nominated for The Cinema Buzz Movie Trip Awards

Movie Trip TV is proud to announce the film nominees for the 2nd Annual Cinema Buzz Movie Trip Awards hosted by Theresa O’Leary.  The winners will be revealed live at the awards show Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Screenland Tapcade 1701 McGee Street, Kansas City, MO...
Big Sonia Nominated For AARP Award

Big Sonia Nominated For AARP Award

Denzel Washington’s Fences dominated the AARP the Magazine’s Movies for Grownups Award nominations with eight nods, including ones for Washington in the best actor and best director categories. Fences, the 1950s-set drama based on August Wilson’s...
‘Big Sonia’: Film Review | Napa Valley 2016

‘Big Sonia’: Film Review | Napa Valley 2016

Bottom line: An unforgettable woman refuses to forget in this thoughtful exploration of history’s fallout. The Holocaust survivor profiled in Leah Warshawki and Todd Soliday’s film turned 91 during its premiere run at the Napa Valley Film Festival, where it received...
Unpaid Film Critic, Seth Shire

Unpaid Film Critic, Seth Shire

November 21, 2016.  DOC NYC concluded its run of incredible documentaries this past Thursday, November 17. Even though the festival has ended, I am still making my way through the screener links sent to me from the festival’s publicist. These screener links enable me...
The Jewish Week – Heads Of The Tribe

The Jewish Week – Heads Of The Tribe

Sonia Warshawski knows the exact moment when she decided to go public with her past as a survivor of Auschwitz. She was watching television and saw a group of skinhead Holocaust deniers spouting their line, and a voice in her head said, “This was the reason you...
‘Big Sonia’ – A Survivor’s Story Premieres at Film Festival

‘Big Sonia’ – A Survivor’s Story Premieres at Film Festival

Some of us choose to record our family histories in books, photos, audio recordings or through other creative media. Our eldest daughter, Leah Warshawski (and husband Todd Soliday), opted for a more arduous challenge — a documentary film about her grandmother (and my...