Pierre Sauvage documentaries

Samuel Pisar, my first cousin, my mother's nephew, was a major influence in my life.

He was also Antony Blinken's stepfather. The former Secretary of State has referred frequently to all that he owes to Sam, a Holocaust survivor, prominent international lawyer, and author (Of Blood and Hope)..

I had nearly completed work on a documentary tribute to Samuel Pisar, when I was compelled to abandon it, even though his message of hope and reconciliation seems especially pressing today. The documentary was going to draw on Leonard Bernstein's powerful “Kaddish” Symphony, as well as on the new text for it written by his friend Pisar.

I am making available below:
1) thirteen minutes from my abandoned work-in-progress documentary (a password is needed to access);
2) a filmed interview I did with Samuel Pisar in 1981.

Pierre Sauvage
sauvage@chambon.org