Moshe Rynecki (1881-1943) was a prolific Warsaw-based artist who painted scenes of the Polish-Jewish community until he was murdered at Majdanek concentration camp. For more than a decade his great-granddaughter Elizabeth searched for his missing art, with remarkable and unexpected success. Spanning three generations, CHASING PORTRAITS is a deeply moving narrative of the richness of one man's art, the devastation of war, and one woman's unexpected path to healing.

Directed by Elizabeth Rynecki
United States, 2018
Documentary, Jewish History
English
78 minutes