New Doc, NO PLACE ON EARTH, Depicts Holocaust Survival in a Cave

[Frank W. Baker]

Sliding through a muddy hole in the ground, five Jewish families escaped into a pitch-black world to hide from the Nazis in 1942. With courage and ingenuity, these 38 men, women and children were determined to keep their families alive and avoid capture in southwestern Ukraine, a region where less than 5 percent of all Jews survived and virtually no families made it out of the Holocaust alive.They endured by creating an underground world of their own.

No Place on Earth tells this incredible story of resilience, a story that was uncovered decades after World War II by intrepid American cave explorer Chris Nicola. After stumbling across decaying
everyday objects in a Ukrainian cave, Nicola pieced together the remarkable story of these amilies. In No Place on Earth , many of these survivors tell their astonishing story for the first time on film. This film, directed by Janet Tobias, offers a gripping educational platform for young people to learn about the strategies of survival these families used, the unique physical and political adversities they faced, and the power of personal testimony in exploring the past.

Note: The film opens in theaters in select cities on April 5; THE HISTORY CHANNEL will air the film later in 2013, date TBD.

Educators: If you're interested in bringing a student group to the theater at discounted rates, please email Neal Block at Magnolia Pictures ([e-mail]) for more information. Groups must be 12 or more, and payment must be made for these ticket buys in advance. View showtimes and locations.

If you would like to have a screening of the film in your classroom, please contact Swank Motion Pictures at 800-876-5577. Classroom screenings will be available after June 1. Until
then, the only way to see the film will be in theaters.

Watch the trailer and learn more about the film.