A Q&A with Tova Friedman and the filmmakers follows the screening.

Behind Her Eyes is a 40-minute documentary short that tells the powerful journey of one of the youngest survivors of the Holocaust who uses the power of social media to bridge across generations. Born in Poland in 1938, Tova Friedman was one of the few Jewish children to survive the horrors of Auschwitz. Her early years were marked by unimaginable suffering—deportation, starvation, forced labor, and the loss of countless family members to Nazi cruelty. After liberation, she rebuilt her life, became a therapist and continues to be an unyielding advocate for education working against all forms of prejudice and bigotry.

Today, Tova’s stories on her TikTok channel has a global audience of 75 million views and counting. In these short videos produced by her grandson, she answers questions and shares facts about the Holocaust, thoughtfully connecting her personal story to current issues such as targeted violence against Jews and other acts of intolerance. In sharing wisdom gained by her extraordinary life experiences, Tova proves that understanding both how and why hatred erupts can serve as one of the strongest antidotes to building empathy and compassion. Harnessing the power of storytelling with the reach of social media, Behind Her Eyes ensures that Tova’s legacy of survival and defiance will educate and inspire future generations to continue her work.

Behind Her Eyes is produced by Life Stories.