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Sam Mendes Directing His First Documentary: ‘What They Found’ Will Tell The Story Of The Liberation Of Concentration Camp Bergen-Belsen
Sam Mendes is directing a BBC Bergen-Belsen documentary called 'What They Found' as his first doc project.
Simon and Jonathan Chinn’s Man On Wire banner Lightbox is producing in association with Neal Street, Mendes and Pippa Harris’ production outfit, and the UK’s vaunted Imperial War Museums. “Using only the voices and footage shot by two British army cameramen during the latter stages of the Second World War, I hope this documentary gives a unique perspective on the discovery of the horrors of Belsen, and the reality of the Holocaust,” Mendes said. “Through making What They Found, Sam Mendes has created a powerful and undeniable record of these events at a time when surveys show that more and more young people aren’t aware of the Holocaust, and its veracity is being debated or denied in ever-increasing numbers,” Simon and Jonathan Chinn said.
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