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THE FILM

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Tears of Stone - a new film by Ivor Pyres

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‘Tears of Stone’ is the poetic reflections of child Holocaust survivor, Cantor Estherleon Schwartz, who rises above hateful circumstances to emerge as a voice for peace and unity.
Estherleon persevered over a life stacked against her from her first breath and has been a creative voice for the unaffiliated who constantly seeks to bring peace and unity to the world. This artistic new documentary explores the evolution of a woman who rises from the ashes of hate and frames a very complex woman and multi-faceted artist in a bespoke context.  Director Ivor Pyres has creatively woven a digital memoir in a way that offsets a grim subject matter.
 
Based on the book, “Tears of Stone and my deal with God,” Pyres presents a rather linear journey through Estherleon’s life taking us through a tempest path evolving toward fulfilling her father’s wishes and her deal with God.
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