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hoah Ambassadors, the 
Holocaust documentary 
film directed and pro-
duced by Keith Famie, won three 
Michigan Emmys at the award 
ceremony at the MotorCity 
Casino Hotel in Detroit on June 
11. 
Famie won an award for 
his directing of the film; his 
Visionalist Entertainment 
Production crew members 
Brendan Martin and J.R. Grant 
won for editing; and Martin won 
for lighting. The film itself was 
also nominated for a documen-
tary category. 
“
As I gave my acceptance 
speech, the most important part 

about it was being able to explain 
the importance of the film shed-
ding an educational light on a 
subject that can easily be forgot-
ten by future generations and the 
educational system,
” Famie said. 
“We’re celebrating every time 
somebody new sees it and gains 
a newfound understanding of 
the Holocaust. That’s an award in 
and of itself.
” 
The film is a new take on tell-
ing the Holocaust story, focused 
on educating youth about the 
horrors and atrocities of the 
genocide through ambassadors 
Curtis Bates, a singer-song-
writer from Detroit, and Hailey 
Callahan of Rochester, an 

artist/sculptor and graduate 
from Detroit-based College of 
Creative Studies (CCS), who 
tell the story through their own 
unique artistic expression.
The film aired on DPTV/PBS 
in November and December 
2021.
On the same day of the award 
ceremony, Famie and his crew 
found out the film was an award 
winner for the Toronto Indie 
Filmmakers Festival for 2022. 
Shoah Ambassadors continues 
to be on the film festival circuit, 
being an Official Selection for 

the Los Angeles Documentary 
Film Festival, Miami Jewish 
Film Festival, Santa Monica 
International Film Festival, 
Austin Lift-Off Film Festival and 
Malibu Film Festival. 
It also received an Honorable 
Mention from the Tokyo 
International Short Film Festival 
and Jury Special Mention in 
the SR Socially Relevant Film 
Festival New York. 

To learn more about Shoah 

Ambassadors, visit https:// 

shoahambassadors.com. 

Keith Famie accepts 
an Emmy award.

Shoah Ambassadors 
Wins Three Michigan 
Emmy Awards 

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