The Wiener Library hosts film premiere of ‘Why We Dance’ and panel with Research Cluster Co-Leads – Oct 23, 2025

On October 23, SCVN’s project partner the Wiener Library is hosting a talk to explore how graphic novels have proven to be a powerful medium for sharing stories of the Holocaust and other genocides and mass atrocities.  

A panel discussion will reveal those lessons are currently being applied in the creation of new survivor-centered graphic novels about the Holocaust and the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.

Drawing on the expertise of three of the SCVN’s Research Cluster Co-Leads, Dr. Erin Jesse, Dr. Fransiska Louwagie and Dr. Alexander Korb, the talk will showcase the potential of the graphic novel medium to portray survivor stories. The researchers will discuss how the project works with artists and survivors to create new educational approaches.

The evening will include the public premiere of our short film, ‘Why We Dance’, that has been made by filmmaker Marc Ellison about the team’s current co-creative work with Rwandan genocide survivor Jerome Irankunda and graphic novelist Michel Kichka (the son of a Holocaust survivor).

Event Details
Venue: The Wiener Holocaust Library (London, UK)
Date: October 23, 2025
Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm (GMT+1)

Visit the Weiner Holocaust Library main website for more information and registration:
https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/event/project-talk-why-comics-telling-survivor-stories-through-graphic-novels

Trailer of ‘Why We Dance’: