ABCCINEMAS

The Listener chronicles the life and legacy of psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Dr. Dori Laub, a pioneer of trauma testimony and co-founder of the first video archive dedicated to recording Holocaust survivor accounts beginning in the late 1970s. Laub’s journey encompasses his childhood survival in Romanian concentration camps, his complex relationship with Johanna—the daughter of a former Nazi officer—and his lifelong mission to give survivors a voice. Archival material from his fifty-year career reveals how his work shaped global documentation of communities affected by human rights atrocities. The film also connects Laub’s legacy to Edut 710, the project recording testimonies of survivors of the October 7th Hamas massacre, underscoring his enduring belief in the essential act of listening.