In this intimate and haunting documentary, Holocaust survivor Yona Bromberg recounts her experience as a hidden child during one of history’s darkest chapters. Born in Rokitno, she remembers the moment when the Jewish population of the town was driven to the market and surrounded by SS soldiers, and the desperate cry—“Run, Jews, run”—that sent those who could flee toward the forests. Bromberg, her mother, and her sister survived by hiding in the woods for eighteen months, while her father and brother were killed.  

Through her quiet strength and vivid memory, Children of the Forest explores the resilience of those who survived in silence, the fragility of innocence under siege, and the enduring power of testimony. Told with stark clarity and profound humanity, the film stands as a portrait of survival and remembrance, honoring the countless children who were lost and those who lived to bear witness.

Directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley and produced by the Heritage Film Project, the film forms part of a body of documentary work devoted to preserving cultural memory and historical testimony.