The documentary A Story of the Cherry Tree was awarded the Vigil of Jakov Orfelin prize.

At the 14th documentary film festival “A Cinematic Vigil of Soul” in Sremski Karlovci, the film A Story of the Cherry Tree dedicated to the rescue of Jewish children in Pirot during the Second World War, was awarded the Vigil of Jakov Orfelin prize.

The film was written and directed by Emilija Lilić, while camera and editing are credited to Milan Petrović, and music and graphic design to Milan Panić. The film´s executive producer is Miloje Nešić.

The documentary A Story of the Cherry Tree was premiered in Belgrade, at the Jewish Cultural Center "Oneg Shabbat",

A Story of the Cherry Tree was premiered at the Jewish Cultural Center "Oneg Shabbat", the former REX cinema in Dorćol, in the presence of the ambassador of Israel, famous actors, directors, representatives of the Ministry of Culture and other important dignitaries.

After the premiere, Yahel Vilan, the Israeli ambassador in Serbia, did not hide his satisfaction with the film, expressing his gratitude to the production team. In his words, the film crew did an excellent job for future generations by preserving the story of suffering of the Pirot Jews.

THE WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE

The Way, the Truth and the Life is a documentary feature film about the only married couple who survived the horrors of the Auschwitz camp. The purpose of this film is introducing the public to dramatical historical events taking place between October 1941 and January 1945. In that period, 1 100 000 camp inmates perished, and among them 20 000 people from the territory of Yugoslavia.

 The film is inspired by true events. 

I AM THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE is a well-known sentence from the Gospel of John, spoken by Jesus Christ.

The documentary A Story of the Cherry Tree on the Radio Television of Serbia

 The documentary A Story of the Cherry Tree produced by ASTRA production company based in Pirot was premiered on RTS 2. The premiere took place on Thursday, January 27th, 2022, the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at 9:50 p.m.

The Belgrade promotion of the afore-mentioned film was held recently at the Jewish Cultural Center. The film met with exceptionally favourable reactions both at home and abroad, and the promotion was attended by the Israeli ambassador in Serbia, as well as by representatives of other embassies, film workers, actors, etc.