# I Want to Tell My Story > Haifa Events **Category:** cinema ## Description Country: Israel/Germany 2026 Director: Tomer Heymann ⏱ Running time: 75 minutes 🌐 Language: Hebrew, German, Yiddish and English 💬 Subtitles: Hebrew and English Haifa Festival preview screening: Winner of the Jury Prize and the Research Award Israeli Tuesday: Film and meeting Shimon Rothschild knows exactly where everyone should stand on set: the cinematographer, the set design, the actors playing his family members who perished in the Holocaust. Ahead of his 100th birthday, Shimon, together with director Tomer Heymann, restages the story of his life: the chain of coincidences that saved him from the gas chambers at Auschwitz, the cruel medical experiments at Sachsenhausen, the death march, and life after the war. In a special studio built for him, and with the help of actors portraying figures from his past, Shimon moves through the space, giving instructions with uncompromising determination and a unique sense of humor, examining the boundaries between memory and reenactment. 75 minutes, Hebrew, German, Yiddish and English, Hebrew and English subtitles. After the screening there will be a conversation with director Tomer Heymann and with the film's protagonist **Date:** 2026-12-22, 18:30 **Venue:** Haifa Cinematheque **Address:** Ave. Ha-Nasi 142 **City:** Haifa **Tickets:** https://www.haifacin.co.il/Event/17768/ **Image:** https://pub-0a891185c33b4c5a8db7ede117f7c8e7.r2.dev/haifa-events/cinehaifa/f6e7ad5df27c3b7672378cef7c106cc9.jpg --- **Canonical event page:** https://www.haifa.events/en/event/i-want-to-tell-my-story/ **Other languages:** https://www.haifa.events/he/event/אני-רוצה-לספר-את-הסיפור-שלי/, https://www.haifa.events/ru/event/я-хочу-рассказать-свою-историю/ Haifa Events is an aggregator. Verify the date, price, and ticket availability on the official website before purchase.