The Neiger family shouldn't have survived. The odds were stacked against them at every turn, and yet, through a series of events that feel almost impossible, they made it through the Holocaust together. They Survived Together is a 2022 Emmy Award winner for Best Historical Documentary, and it earns every second of that recognition. This is a story about what family really means when everything else is being stripped away, told with urgency, care, and an ending that will stay with you long after the credits roll.

Why This Film Matters: Firsthand testimony is a finite resource. The generation able to give it is nearly gone, and once it is, the record is whatever we managed to keep. Every account preserved is one more that cannot be argued away later. That is the reason to watch this, and the reason to sit someone younger down in front of it.