The film uses survivors’ stories and follows an archeological dig at Calgarth Estate to unearth a little of what life would have been like for children coming from places such as Auschwitz-Birkenau or Theresienstadt to a quiet village in the north west of England.
“I’ll never fully understand what they went through but I’m grateful to have spoken to survivors as there are not many left.
“It’s a real shame that the younger generation might never get meet one,” said the filmmaker.
Over several months the children recuperated and gradually moved to other homes throughout the UK.
Although the hostels are long gone the archeological team uncovered several items, such as a snippet of a newspaper, a fork and a bracelet charm, which date back to the 1940s.
Trevor Avery, director of the Lake District Holocaust Project, said: “The documentary offers a glimpse into what was a remarkable archeological dig.
“The children lived side by side with the local community that was still living on the estate at the end of the war.”
