A remarkable story of a remarkable woman. Sonia Warshawski is a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor and seamstress extraordinaire. The movie is directed by Todd Soliday and Sonia’s granddaughter Leah Warshawski and follows Sonia as she goes about her day-to-day life as a tailor and inspirational speaker. Sonia comes off as very inspiring and positive person. The way she impacts peoples lives is documented as she visits schools and prisons and shares her life experiences and Holocaust survival stories with teens and prisoners. The way she reaches these intimidating prisoners and turns them into teddy bears is quite impressive. Soliday and Warshawski manage to capture the essence and persona of Sonia and let it guide the film.
It’s hard not to be amazed and drawn to Sonia. She has a huge personality and seeing her engage and impact people from various backgrounds is touching. This film will make you sad and laugh. It will make you want to cherish your mother. It will make you aware that engaging with people in a positive way can change someones life. Also expect to see some gelatin covered fish. For real. It’s quite unappealing, but only Sonia can make you consider otherwise.
Big Soniareleases in select theaters on Friday, November 17
Jim Alexander hails from Chicago where he started his journalism career as a film critic and founder of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle (CIFCC). He's a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic. Jim founded Reel Talker as a platform to share his love of movies and entertainment. Jim's favorite part of being a journalist is getting to meet and interview actors, filmmakers and entertainers. Jim is a host and on-camera personality for AfterBuzz TV. Aside from his work with Reel Talker, he's the site owner of the Bachelor Universe website, where he recaps and talks about all this ABC's 'The Bachelor'. He also runs the Reel Talker Podcast that can be found on iTunes. In his free time he enjoys attending sports events and playing in recreational leagues.
Jim Alexander hails from Chicago where he started his journalism career as a film critic and founder of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle (CIFCC). He's a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic. Jim founded Reel Talker as a platform to share his love of movies and entertainment. Jim's favorite part of being a journalist is getting to meet and interview actors, filmmakers and entertainers. Jim is a host and on-camera personality for AfterBuzz TV. Aside from his work with Reel Talker, he's the site owner of the Bachelor Universe website, where he recaps and talks about all this ABC's 'The Bachelor'. He also runs the Reel Talker Podcast that can be found on iTunes. In his free time he enjoys attending sports events and playing in recreational leagues. View all posts by Jim Alexander
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