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Over five years in the making, Besa: The Promise presents a powerful human drama compounded by a devastating twist: Sixty years after the war, a Muslim Albanian must fulfill a promise made to the Jewish family his father rescued during the Holocaust.

Selected for a prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging Cultures through Film grant, the documentary was further honored by the interest of one of America's greatest living composers, Mr. Philip Glass. Portraits by renowned fine art photographer Norman H. Gershman are blended with animation, rare archival film, poignant interviews with witnesses and extraordinary vérité lensed by the award-winning Neil Barrett. Directed by Rachel Goslins and edited by Christine S. Romero, the film is the first feature documentary for the Emmy Award-winning JWM Productions.

World Premiere July 29, 2012 at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival.