"The Last Survivor” is a character-based, feature-length documentary film that presents the stories of genocide survivors and their struggles to make sense of tragedy by working to educate, motivate and promulgate a civic response to mass atrocity crimes, with a focus on awareness, prevention and promoting social activism and civic engagement.

Following the lives of survivors of four different genocides and mass atrocities – The Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur and Congo – “The Last Survivor” presents a unique opportunity to learn from the lessons and mistakes of the past in order to have lasting social impact in the face of similar issues today.

Shot on location in five countries across four continents, the film focuses on the universality of the horror of genocide – combating the misguided notion that genocide is something that happens “over there.” Rather, the film asks its audience to consider genocide as an evil that has occurred on nearly every continent and one that affects all human beings.

The Last Survivor” will be followed with a discussion by director Michael Kleiman. Kleiman graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2006 with a degree in film history, theory and criticism. He was recently named a Fulbright scholar by the U.S. State Department to work on Righteous Pictures’ second documentary. Kleiman has worked with some of the largest education organizations in the country to create short documentaries about their work to improve American education.