Call Me Papa: The Letters of Otto Frank

Documentary

International premiere
June 7
7:00pm
In Person
Carlton Cinema
June 17
- June 19
Online
Online at TJFF Virtual Cinema
COUNTRY
United States
Year
2025
Running Time
21 minutes
Language
English
Director
Shawn Cauthen

From Executive Producer Josh Gad, this moving short documentary chronicles the remarkable post-WWII journey of Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank. Featuring testimony from his stepdaughter Eva Schloss, a Holocaust survivor herself, as well as some of the people whose lives were impacted by Anne’s words and Otto’s friendship, the film reveals how Otto became a guiding light to thousands of young people around the globe who wrote to him, seeking wisdom and hope.

Guests

Director Shawn Cauthen, Producer Lee Leshen, and Film Subject Father John Neiman

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