Born Susanne Schüller in Vienna in 1927, Jewish painter Soshana fled the Nazi regime at the age of eleven. Exiled to the United States, she met the painter Beys Afroyim, first her mentor, then her husband. Under the name Soshana, she established herself as a major figure in modernist painting, depicting in her portraits famous exiles such as Thomas Mann, Otto Klemperer and Franz Werfel. Back in Europe in the 1950s, she rubbed shoulders with artists such as Alberto Giacometti and Pablo Picasso. Her political works reflect the crises of her time: totalitarian regimes, conflicts in the Middle East, war in ex-Yugoslavia, etc. Soshana's life makes her an important witness of the 20th century. The documentary commemorates her by sharing her ideas of respect, openness to the world and coexistence between all human beings, regardless of their origin, religion or skin color.
