BAU, ARTIST AT WAR - INTERVIEW WITH STAR EMILE HIRSCH and DIRECTOR SEAN MCNAMARA

Sean McNamara’s Holocaust drama starring Emile Hirsch and Inbar Lavi, Bau, Artist at War is a story of hope, resiliency and finding light at the darkest of times.

Sean McNamara’s powerful historical drama Bau, Artist at War stars Emile Hirsch as real-life Holocaust survivor and artist Joseph Bau.

The story of creativity, survival, and love based on Joseph Bau’s memoir, Bau, Artist at War tells the inspirational true story of how Bau used his creativity and skills as a forger to help fellow prisoners survive the horrors of Nazi concentration camps. Despite facing unimaginable adversity, he finds hope and love with fellow prisoner Rebecca (Inbar Lavi).

The film’s impressive ensemble cast also includes Yan Tual (Outlander), Adam Tsekhman (Legends of Tomorrow), and Josh Zuckerman (School Spirits, Sex Drive, 90210). Edward Foy, Chris Cope, Josh Blacker, Eugene Lipinski, Dalias Blake, Pam Kearns, and Tori Griffith round out the cast.

McNamara, known for Soul Surfer and Reagan, directed the film from a script by Deborah Smerecnik, Ron Bass, and Sonia Kifferstein. Executive producers are James Truchard, Kelly Tate, Bruce D. Johnson, Lawrence Mortorff, Jeff Hays, Charles Cooper, Allen Lewis, Robert Murdoch, Matthew Helderman, Thomas Mann, Luke Taylor and Kevin Mitchell. Producers include McNamara, Smerecnik, David Brookwell, Marc Griffith, and Michelle P. Griffith. Toni Farina is co-producer.

For more information visit: www.baumovie.com

I spoke with Director Sean McNamara and star Emile Hirsch about bringing this remarkable story to the big screen ( ow in select theatres in the U.S. and Canada)