“REMARKABLE... an absorbing true crime movie.”
- G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, They Survived the Holocaust. Then Their Neighbors Killed Them.
“a beautiful film — heart-wrenching… drawing international attention both for its incredible storytelling and the fierce political reaction it sparked in Poland.”
- Lesley McClurg, KQED Forum
“Ten years in the making, the film is a GRIPPING, DEEPLY EMOTIONAL MURDER MYSTERY.”
- Mark Rifkin, This Week in New York, Not Safe at Home: Among Neighbors at the Quad
“STIRRING... the animation holds its own with the likes of modern documentary classics such as Waltz with Bashir.”
- Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, Meet the San Francisco Filmmaker That Has the Far Right in Europe Up in Arms
“It can be said that great art enables you to feel things as well as to learn things. Great art can also make you want to understand how it was created and what went on behind the scenes. That’s one of many reasons I watched Among Neighbors twice, and why I urge you to see it yourself, at least once, and maybe more than once, if you can.”
- Elizabeth Rosner, Moment Magazine, Five Stars for Yoav Potash’s Among Neighbors
“A POWERFUL FUSION OF ANIMATION AND TESTIMONY, where art and memory intertwine. Through this masterful blend of visual storytelling and firsthand accounts, ‘Among Neighbors’ transcends traditional documentary form, becoming part magical realism, part investigative reporting and part historical reckoning. At its heart lies a chilling truth.”
- Jewish Journal, ‘Among Neighbors’: A Dark Secret Hidden in History
“POISED FOR AN OSCAR NOMINATION, Among Neighbors is a dramatically-propelled documentary that ticks off all the qualifications for outstanding work.”
- Bev Questad, It’s Just Movies, Review: Among Neighbors
“ASTONISHING... Seek this movie out, YOU WILL NEVER FORGET IT.”
- Jeff Lyons, Lyon’s Den Radio
“Potash weaves a POWERFUL and, at times, BEAUTIFUL tale of human suffering, longing and resilience… memories of life in Gniewoszów before and just after the war are illustrated in this film by gorgeous hand-drawn animation created by two international teams. That creative flourish lifts the tale from straight documentary into the realm of magic realism, evoking a lost world with beautiful delicacy.”
- Sue Fishkoff, J-Weekly, Bay Area-linked documentary about post-war Polish village reveals dark secrets
“COMPELLING AND WONDROUSLY POWERFUL.”
- Richard Alaniz, KPFK Film Club, KPFK Film Club: AMONG NEIGHBORS
“Potash’s MOST POWERFUL work yet.”
- Rae Alexandra, KQED, Movies We’re Excited About at This Year’s SF IndieFest
“A FASCINATING NEW DOCUMENTARY.”
- Hannah Brown, MSN/The Jerusalem Post, New and old movies to be screened across Israel during Holocaust Remembrance Day
“Among Neighbors ULTIMATELY SERVES AS AN OBJECT LESSON for the future of America.”
- Peter Wong, BeyondChron, Reviews From S.F. IndieFest 2025
“A POWERFUL RECKONING.”
- Neria Barr, The Jerusalem Post, ‘Among Neighbors’: A Filmmaker’s Journey to Uncover a Forgotten Holocaust Legacy
“The documentary... shows that there are still stories to be unveiled even 80 years after World War II — tales of violence and murder, as well as of unlikely miracles and survival.”
- Jessica Steinberg, The Times of Israel, Documentary digs up story of Polish village that butchered its Jews after Holocaust ended
“BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED.”
- Bradley Gibson, Film Threat, Review: Among Neighbors
