Escape to Shanghai

"Escape to Shanghai" follows Doris Fogel’s epic journey from Nazi Germany to Shanghai, China making a temporary home and a new life cut off from the horrors playing out in German-occupied Europe. 

Filmed on location in Shanghai, Chicago, and Berlin, Doris's story is brought to life using 360 video technology alongside 3D environments, animation, motion capture and a spatial soundtrack.    

Shedding light on a lesser known, but important part of the Holocaust, "Escape to Shanghai" captures the fierce perseverance of Doris and her family as refugees fighting for survival.   "Escape to Shanghai" was created by Illinois Holocaust Museum and award-winning production company East City Films.