The goal of the film is to bring the story of the Holocaust and a message of tolerance to children and adults around the world. Rena Berlin, Director of Education of the Virginia Holocaust Museum, said of the film, “I absolutely love it! I loved the drawings, the music, the story was beautifully told – wonderful, wonderful job! I would like to show it to the teachers who take our Holocaust and genocide classes as it would show what one child can do to tell an important story.”

Sadly, Pitt did not live to see the completed film, having passed away suddenly on Nov. 23, 2010 at the age of 73. However, her story lives on due to the delicate touch of Michaels, Plympton and Chen.

The film will premiere at the 15th LA Shorts Film Festival (http://LAShortsFest.com) on July 23, 2011, an Academy Award-qualifying festival for shorts, and at Comic-Con on July 24, 2011 with a panel discussion “Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child, Animated by a Child,” about the making of this film (http://www.comic-con.org). Additionally, the short will screen alongside Adventures in Plymptoons! for ASIFA-Hollywood members on July 28th, 2011, 7pm, at Woodbury University's Fletcher Jones Auditorium at 7500 N Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA 91504.

Rick DeMott is the director of content for Animation World Network, VFXWorld and AWNtv. Additionally, he's the creator of the movie review site, Rick's Flicks Picks, which was recently named one of the 100 best movie blogs by The Daily Reviewer. He has written for TV series, such as Discovery Kids' Growing Up Creepie and Cartoon Network's Pet Alien, the animation history book Animation Art, and the humor, absurdist and surrealist website Unloosen. Previously, he held various production and management positions in the entertainment industry.