Starz Acquires Holocaust-Themed Docs
The Simon Wiesenthal Center Films To Air In October
By R. Thomas Umstead -- Multichannel News, 9/21/2009 2:09:53 PM
Starz Entertainment has acquired five documentaries from the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Moriah Films which will air next month.
The films, including Academy Award®-winners Genocide and The Long Way Home, as well as I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, Unlikely Heroes and Liberation, are slated to air on Starz's IndiePlex channel beginning Oct. 1, according to Starz. That date marks the anniversary of the mass, open execution of more than 1,000 of the remaining Jewish inhabitants of the German-controlled town of Luboml, Poland in 1942.
The documentaries are scheduled to air again in April 2010 alongside an array of feature films on Starz Cinema and Encore Drama, in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Month.
"Starz acquired the documentaries at the suggestion of Brian Roberts, Chairman and CEO of Comcast Corporation, who has long been associated with The Simon Wiesenthal Center," said Robert B. Clasen, Chairman and CEO, Starz, LLC in a statement. "As a company, Starz applauds the efforts of the center and is honored to air programming that supports the legacy of Mr. Wiesenthal and the organization's commendable mission."
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