Trailer for Anyuka

A story of a marvelous and tragic life as told through three generations.

Interweaving super 8 family films, archival material and experimental animation, a granddaughter takes a deep dive into the remarkable life of her indomitable grandmother: a writer, WWII refugee and Holocaust survivor. “Anyuka” meaning mother in Hungarian, explores: intergenerational trauma, the Jewish diaspora, immigration, motherhood, and religious identity—to tell the story of a tragic and marvelous life across continents.

Directed & Animated by Maya Erdelyi © 2023

Newly acquired for the permanent collection of The Jewish Museum in New York City

Thrilled to announce that ANYUKA will be screening in competition at the Oscar-qualifying 2024 Florida Film Festival @floridafilmfest! Hope you can make it Florida! One of my top animators on the film @olivroe will be in attendance on 4/19 to rep the film and will there for the Q & A! link in bio for tix info 💫 Screening is TODAY! Tuesday, April 16th at 4 pm. And on Friday April 19th at 1:45pm at the Regal Winter Park Village Theatre A. Huge thanks to Tim Andersen and everyone involved behind the scenes  @floridafilmfest!! Big ups to my incredible team @anyukafilm & supporters along the way. @twinseasmedia @titlecardmusic @laraaji_official @odeyanini song by @colleenplays @theboomhouse @oliv.roe . . . . #anyukafilm #floridafilmfest2024 #documentary #holocauststories #animateddocumentary #veronicaframe #anyuka #anyukafilm #stopmotion #cutpaperpuppet #paperanimation #papelcortado #animatedholocauststory #immigrantstory #refugeestory #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi #holocaustanimation #americanstory #comingtoamerica #ww2refugee #familystory #thisamericanlife #hungarianholocauststory #matriarch #grandmotherstory #grandmotherfilm #grandmotheranimation #massachusettsfilmaker #mayaerdelyi
See you today @fullframefest !! Screening at 4:30 pm and 6 pm…Honored and delighted to announce that ANYUKA will be screening (and in competition—eee!) at the 2024 Full Frame Documentary Festival @fullframefest ! Hope to see you in Durham, North Carolina! I’ll be there! Screening is at 2pm on Saturday, April 6th at 4:30 pm. Check link in bio for tix info. Huge thanks to Sadie & Katelyn, and everyone involved behind the scenes  @fullframefest !! Big ups to my incredible team @anyukafilm & supporters along the way. @twinseasmedia @titlecardmusic @laraaji_official @odeyanini song by @colleenplays @theboomhouse @oliv.roe . . . . #anyukafilm #fullframe #fullframe2024 #durham #centerfordocumentarystudies #documentary #holocauststories #animateddocumentary #veronicaframe #anyuka #anyukafilm #stopmotion #cutpaperpuppet #paperanimation #papelcortado #animatedholocauststory #immigrantstory #refugeestory #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi #holocaustanimation #americanstory #comingtoamerica #ww2refugee #familystory #thisamericanlife #hungarianholocauststory #matriarch #grandmotherstory #grandmotherfilm
Hey Salem! Here we are glamming it up a little next to Witch City Hall 🧹🧹🧹✨ (& me trying to give glam witch 😆) Thanks for such a fun screening of @anyukafilm at the  @_salemfilmfest big ups to Homa @netaraja Joe the director of the fes
Hey Salem! Here we are glamming it up a little next to Witch City Hall 🧹🧹🧹✨ (& me trying to give glam witch 😆) Thanks for such a fun screening of @anyukafilm at the  @_salemfilmfest big ups to Homa @netaraja Joe the director of the fest, all the programmers and volunteers. High fives to my amazing friends and members of the @anyukafilm team: sound designers/musicians extraordinaire @titlecard Andrew P Willis and Joel Rosten, dream impact producer @twinseasmedia Marga Varea, briliant editor Monica Cohen @theboomhouse and dear friend filmmaker Jesse Epstein @jessedocs. Was very touched by having my Hungarian cousins Melissa and Kati come for the screening and other dear friends who came out to the event! My grandmothers story lives on! And I loved the pairing with the beautiful documentary @nathanism.film congrats to fellow filmmaker @elanmg Thank you Salem! Next stop North Carolina and then Florida… . . . . #holocauststories #animateddocumentary #veronicaframe #anyuka #anyukafilm #stopmotion #cutpaperpuppet #paperanimation #papelcortado #animatedholocauststory #immigrantstory #refugeestory #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi #holocaustanimation #americanstory #comingtoamerica #ww2refugee #familystory #thisamericanlife #hungarianholocauststory #holocaustremembranceday #matriarch #grandmotherstory #grandmotherfilm #grandmotheranimation #massachusettsfilmaker#2024salemfilmfestival
Thrilled to announce that ANYUKA will be screening at the 2024 Salem Film Festival —Massachusett’s largest doc film festival! Hope to see you there! Screening is at 2pm on Friday March 22 in Salem, Massachusetts at Cinema Salem. I’l
Thrilled to announce that ANYUKA will be screening at the 2024 Salem Film Festival —Massachusett’s largest doc film festival! Hope to see you there! Screening is at 2pm on Friday March 22 in Salem, Massachusetts at Cinema Salem. I’ll be screening with feature film “Nathanism” by Elan Golod @elanmg congrats! And special Thanks to Homa and everyone  @_salemfilmfest !! Hope to see you there. I’ll be there! Screening info and tix links in my bio. . . . . . #holocauststories #animateddocumentary #veronicaframe #anyuka #anyukafilm #stopmotion #cutpaperpuppet #paperanimation #papelcortado #animatedholocauststory #immigrantstory #refugeestory #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi #holocaustanimation #americanstory #comingtoamerica #ww2refugee #familystory #thisamericanlife #hungarianholocauststory #holocaustremembranceday #matriarch #grandmotherstory #grandmotherfilm #grandmotheranimation #massachusettsfilmaker#2024salemfilmfestival #2024salemfilmfest #docmassachusetts
A dream come true!! FULL HOUSE! FULL HEART!!! Thank you NYC!! What an unbelievable unforgettable night 💜💜💜 After 9 years of production I couldn’t have had a better place to premiere my grandmother’s story than at Lincoln Center in NYC
A dream come true!! FULL HOUSE! FULL HEART!!! Thank you NYC!! What an unbelievable unforgettable night 💜💜💜 After 9 years of production I couldn’t have had a better place to premiere my grandmother’s story than at Lincoln Center in NYC 💜 where my grandmother lived the third chapter of her life (and loved to go to Lincoln Center—and my high school @laguardia was just around the corner! Full circle!) Thanks to so many friends and family and collaborators @laraajiofficial @odeyanini who could miraculously be there. Some of my absolute most favorite humans in the world showed up for me and for my grandmother’s life story. My heart is full. I LOVE YOU! Shout out to @filmlinc the curators and staff @thejewishmuseum esp. Aviva, @lizmunsell and Cara Colasanti. Thank you for this night I will never forget 🙏💜 🌺💐 congrats to all the filmmakers! The film is traveling to other festivals —hopefully to a city near you soon! More to come. Now to sleep…😁 And please enjoy my fashion antics…I hand painted these #diyschiaperellishoes (also #magritte inspired) and the #freudianslip I made a long time ago. Crazy circle dress by @isseymiyake full circle ⭕️ 💜 necklace by me ⚡️. . . .Maya & the ANYUKA team @anyukafilm @twinseasmedia @titlecardmusic @laraaji_official @odeyanini song by @colleenplays @theboomhouse @oliv.roe @thejewishmuseum . . . . #holocauststories #animateddocumentary #veronicaframe #anyuka #anyukafilm #stopmotion #cutpaperpuppet #paperanimation #papelcortado #animatedholocauststory #immigrantstory #refugeestory #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi #holocaustanimation #americanstory #comingtoamerica #ww2refugee #hybridanimation #familystory #thisamericanlife #hungarianholocauststory #nyjff #jewishmuseum #lincolncenterbaby #jewishny
Getting excited! My NEW DOCUMENTARY “ANYUKA” is set to PREMIERE NEXT WEEK AT THE 2024 NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, presented by the JEWISH MUSEUM @thejewishmuseum and FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER @filmlinc I HOPE TO SEE YOU THE
Getting excited! My NEW DOCUMENTARY “ANYUKA” is set to PREMIERE NEXT WEEK AT THE 2024 NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, presented by the JEWISH MUSEUM @thejewishmuseum and FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER @filmlinc I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE NY!! After nine years in production, ANYUKA, a carefully hand-crafted animated documentary, directed by Maya Erdelyi, will have its World Premiere at the 2024 New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF). Now in its 33rd year, this prestigious international film festival is presented by The Jewish Museum and Film at Lincoln Center. Festival screenings take place at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center. The screening of ANYUKA is part of the Shorts Program taking place on January 23rd, 2024 at 8:30pm. More information and tickets are available in my bio. . . . . #holocauststories #animateddocumentary #veronicaframe #anyuka #anyukafilm #stopmotion #cutpaperpuppet #paperanimation #papelcortado #animatedholocauststory #immigrantstory #refugeestory #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi #holocaustanimation #americanstory #comingtoamerica #ww2refugee #hybridanimation #familystory #thisamericanlife #hungarianholocauststory #jewishny #jewishdiasporastories
Dear Friends & Supporters of ANYUKA, I am beyond thrilled to finally announce that my short animated documentary ANYUKA is done! And……..…to invite you to the WORLD PREMIERE at the New York Jewish Film Festival which will be held at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center @filmlinc on Tuesday January 23 at 8:30 pm as part of the shorts program! There is a link in my bio in case you are in NYC and can make it for the premiere. I will be there with bells on! It would be a joy to see you there. The festival is also curated by @thejewishmuseum After more than 9 years, I finished the film this summer. It took a village and I’m so grateful for all of your support, encouragement, and critical feedback along the way. I couldn’t have done this without you. And a million thanks to my family. Especially my Dad and of course my grandmother and grandfather. t’s all coming full circle, and I hope to see you there—or at a screening near you in 2024 as ANYUKA starts the festival circuit. As always, if there are friends or colleagues (other festivals/programmers/curators) you think would be interested in this film—please feel free to invite them or put us in touch—or give a shout out on social media. In the meanwhile, please enjoy the new poster (see below) and I hope to see you at Lincoln Center on Tuesday January 23! All my best & thank you! Maya & the ANYUKA team grateful to you! @twinseasmedia @titlecardmusic @laraaji_official @odeyanini @colleenplays @theboomhouse @oliv.roe @thejewishmuseum . . . . . #holocauststories #animateddocumentary #veronicaframe #anyuka #anyukafilm #stopmotion #cutpaperpuppet #paperanimation #papelcortado #animatedholocauststory #immigrantstory #refugeestory #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi #holocaustanimation #americanstory #comingtoamerica #ww2refugee #hybridanimation #familystory #thisamericanlife #hungarianholocauststory
So happy!!! More news to share when I can!! 💜💜💜
So happy!!! More news to share when I can!! 💜💜💜
Hey friends, somehow in the midst of all the heartbreaking madness in the world—this event is happening tomorrow. If you’re in the New England area I would love to see you. This is a fundraiser and silent auction to raise finishing funds
Hey friends, somehow in the midst of all the heartbreaking madness in the world—this event is happening tomorrow. If you’re in the New England area I would love to see you. This is a fundraiser and silent auction to raise finishing funds for my film @anyukafilm and help get this film out into the world. The event is tomorrow night Friday October 13 from 6-9 pm in Boston. If you’re in town and want to come DM me for the address. Artworks in the silent auction can be seen above. All of these are for sale and available 🤩🌈 please out to me for inquiries and details. 🙏💜🕊️ Please join us for food, drink, art, live DJ, silent auction & fun! We are raising finishing funds for "Anyuka" an experimental animated documentary by Maya Erdelyi. See links below for more info. Cash bar & delicious tapas by @mendulcina (a NYC based chef specializing in Argentinean food) will be available by donation Psyched to debut wine by @mommascambridge And beer by @roundheadbrew Silent Art Auction--various works by @Mayaillusionerdelyi will be available, framed works, silkscreens and small prints DJ Ketra @thevibechk will be spinning in the lounge Big ups to @blanchards in Jamaica Plain for helping to sponsor the event too. And friends of the film @animatedmatter Drawing Night peeps, film fatales and many more 💜
#stampanimation #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi
Anyuka ! Coming soon….Fall 2023…with music by Colleen @laraaji_official & @odeyanini and mixed by @titlecardmusic. I am currently fundraising for finishing funds if you’d like to support this project..! See link in bio or Re-post? Thank you! 💜💜💜
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day #yomhashoah I wanted to share a clip from my (almost-done) film @anyukafilm about my grandmother and father’s story of survival —an attempt to convey a tragic and marvelous life across 3 continents. This scene is a moment of crisis for my grandmother(who was Jewish by law and Christian by faith) she has nowhere to go that is safe—but there is one man who can help her. On this day I want to send gratitude to Janos Pechtol—a Hungarian Minister who risked his life to save my grandmother and kept her (and my great grandmother) safely hidden for 5 months until the war ended. Janos Pechtol changed and saved many lives in the unfolding of that great act. #neverforget thank you Janos Pechtol 💜 and to so many who risked their lives to save others. Every act of bravery made a difference. My grandmother inspires me everyday. Hoping to release the film sometime this summer…it’s been years in the making! FYI this scene was done with a paper puppet composited with direct on film animation. . . . . Film update: I’m currently finishing the film while on sabbatical. If you’d like the follow along go to @anyukafilm or www.anyukafilm.com If you’re interested in supporting the film or contributing in some way—my film thanks you! I’m currently selling a bunch of art to fundraise for finishing funds—in case you’re interested in supporting in that way! Check out my recent posts. I have lots of work for sale directly through me and also a gallery I’m working with in Provincetown @room68ptown thanks for your support in all forms! 💜 . . . . . #holocauststories #animateddocumentary #veronicaframe #anyuka #anyukafilm #stopmotion #cutpaperpuppet #paperanimation #papelcortado #animatedholocauststory #immigrantstory #refugeestory #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi #holocaustanimation #americanstory #comingtoamerica #ww2refugee #hybridanimation #familystory #thisamericanlife #hungarianholocauststory #holocaustremembranceday #matriarch #grandmotherstory #grandmotherfilm #grandmotheranimation #יום השואה #yomhashoah
Mise en place? #thingsorganizedneatly process shot from stop-motion shoot for #anyukafilm rough cut screening dec 8! Ahhhh
Mise en place? #thingsorganizedneatly process shot from stop-motion shoot for #anyukafilm rough cut screening dec 8! Ahhhh
Process shot from stop-motion shoot of many boxes of super 8 films…yoga mat is the way to go…#anyukafilm
Process shot from stop-motion shoot of many boxes of super 8 films…yoga mat is the way to go…#anyukafilm
Happy 102nd birthday Grandma!!! We love you so much! “Anyuka” production continues...aiming for release in 2022! We have been steadily editing and animating through the pandemic with the help of intern extraordinaire Alexis Lynch @imagine
Happy 102nd birthday Grandma!!! We love you so much! “Anyuka” production continues...aiming for release in 2022! We have been steadily editing and animating through the pandemic with the help of intern extraordinaire Alexis Lynch @imaginealexis Stay tuned for more updates! . . . . . #holocauststories #animateddocumentary #veronicaframe #anyuka #animatedholocauststory #immigrantstory #refugeestory #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi #holocaustanimation #americanstory #comingtoamerica #ww2refugee #hybridanimation #familystory #thisamericanlife #hungarianholocauststory #powerfulwomen #matriarch #grandmotherstory #grandmotherfilm #grandmotheranimation
Happy 100th birthday grandma!!! We love you and miss you! Here she is holding me as a baby. We are giving my daughter the middle name Veronika in her honor. #anyukafilm
Happy 100th birthday grandma!!! We love you and miss you! Here she is holding me as a baby. We are giving my daughter the middle name Veronika in her honor. #anyukafilm
Pieces of the puzzle...
Pieces of the puzzle...
New cut outs happening! Thanks to some help from my intern Alexis! . . . . #cutpaper #cutpaperpuppets #paperpuppets #experimentalanimation #stopmotion #anyukafilm
New cut outs happening! Thanks to some help from my intern Alexis! . . . . #cutpaper #cutpaperpuppets #paperpuppets #experimentalanimation #stopmotion #anyukafilm
Getting back on the horse...animating for #anyukafilm #stopmotion
Walking woman on the walls. #monoprint #risograph #walkcycleproject
Walking woman on the walls. #monoprint #risograph #walkcycleproject
Thrilled to announce that ANYUKA will be screening in competition at the Oscar-qualifying 2024 Florida Film Festival @floridafilmfest! Hope you can make it Florida! One of my top animators on the film @olivroe will be in attendance on 4/19 to rep th
See you today @fullframefest !! Screening at 4:30 pm and 6 pm…Honored and delighted to announce that ANYUKA will be screening (and in competition—eee!) at the 2024 Full Frame Documentary Festival @fullframefest ! Hope to see you in Durh
Hey Salem! Here we are glamming it up a little next to Witch City Hall 🧹🧹🧹✨ (& me trying to give glam witch 😆) Thanks for such a fun screening of @anyukafilm at the  @_salemfilmfest big ups to Homa @netaraja Joe the director of the fes Thrilled to announce that ANYUKA will be screening at the 2024 Salem Film Festival —Massachusett’s largest doc film festival! Hope to see you there! Screening is at 2pm on Friday March 22 in Salem, Massachusetts at Cinema Salem. I’l A dream come true!! FULL HOUSE! FULL HEART!!! Thank you NYC!! What an unbelievable unforgettable night 💜💜💜 After 9 years of production I couldn’t have had a better place to premiere my grandmother’s story than at Lincoln Center in NYC Getting excited! My NEW DOCUMENTARY “ANYUKA” is set to PREMIERE NEXT WEEK AT THE 2024 NEW YORK JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL, presented by the JEWISH MUSEUM @thejewishmuseum and FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER @filmlinc I HOPE TO SEE YOU THE
Dear Friends & Supporters of ANYUKA, I am beyond thrilled to finally announce that my short animated documentary ANYUKA is done! And……..…to invite you to the WORLD PREMIERE at the New York Jewish Film Festival which will be
So happy!!! More news to share when I can!! 💜💜💜 Hey friends, somehow in the midst of all the heartbreaking madness in the world—this event is happening tomorrow. If you’re in the New England area I would love to see you. This is a fundraiser and silent auction to raise finishing funds
#stampanimation #experimentalanimation #mayaerdelyi
Anyuka ! Coming soon….Fall 2023…with music by Colleen @laraaji_official & @odeyanini and mixed by @titlecardmusic. I am currently fundraising for finishing funds if you’d like to support this project..! See link in bio or Re-
In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day #yomhashoah I wanted to share a clip from my (almost-done) film @anyukafilm about my grandmother and father’s story of survival —an attempt to convey a tragic and marvelous life across 3 continents. T
Mise en place? #thingsorganizedneatly process shot from stop-motion shoot for #anyukafilm rough cut screening dec 8! Ahhhh Process shot from stop-motion shoot of many boxes of super 8 films…yoga mat is the way to go…#anyukafilm Happy 102nd birthday Grandma!!! We love you so much! “Anyuka” production continues...aiming for release in 2022! We have been steadily editing and animating through the pandemic with the help of intern extraordinaire Alexis Lynch @imagine Happy 100th birthday grandma!!! We love you and miss you! Here she is holding me as a baby. We are giving my daughter the middle name Veronika in her honor. #anyukafilm Pieces of the puzzle... New cut outs happening! Thanks to some help from my intern Alexis! . . . . #cutpaper #cutpaperpuppets #paperpuppets #experimentalanimation #stopmotion #anyukafilm
Getting back on the horse...animating for #anyukafilm #stopmotion
Walking woman on the walls. #monoprint #risograph #walkcycleproject

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