
"You'refree.Gohome"MostHolocaustfilmsendwiththesewords,theverywordsthatsurvivorsheardatliberation.AfterAuschwitzbeginswiththesewords,invitingaudiencestoexperiencewhathappenednext.Forsurvivors,liberationfromthecampswasthebeginningofalifelongstruggle.Theywantedtogohome,buttherewasnohomeleftinEurope.TheycametoAmericaandwantedtotellpeopleabouttheirpastsbutweresilencedforoverthreedecades."You'reinAmericanow,putitbehindyou".AfterAuschwitzisa"Post-Holocaust"documentarythatcaptureswhatitmeanstosurviveandtrytolifeanormallifeafterunspeakabletragedy.SixextraordinarywomenwhoallsurvivedAuschwitztakeusonajourneythatAmericanaudienceshaveneverseenbefore.ThesewomenallmovedtoLosAngeles,married,raisedchildrenandbecame"Americans"buttheynevertrulyfoundaplacetocallhome.Whatmakesthestorysomuchmorefascinatingishowthesewomensaw,interpretedandinteractedwiththechangingfaceofAmericainthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.Theyserveasourguidesonanunbelievablejourney,sometimescelebratory,sometimesheartbreakingbutalwaysinspiring.Itisalsotheonly"Holocaust"filmthatincludesRicardoMontalban,GeorgeW.BushandanappearanceatTheKennedyCenterHonors.AfterAuschwitzgivesusthestorythatwehavealwayswantedtoseeandonethatinmanywaysisasimportantasthestoriesofthecampsthemselves.