3 Generations (company)
# 3 Generations (company)

3 Generations is a non-profit documentary film production company based in New York City.

The company's stated aim is "to support survivors of genocide and victims of crimes against humanity by helping them share their stories."

3 Generations has produced documentary films includingThe Devil Came on Horseback, Tricked, A Different American Dream, Lost in Lebanon, Pot Luck, and Preserving the Holocaust.

## Background

3 Generations was founded by director Jane I. Wells in 2007 after a visit to Western Sudan, where she witnessed the impact of the Darfur genocide on survivors.

Whilst in Darfur, Wells encountered photojournalist Brian Steidle, with whom she agreed to produce The Devil Came On Horseback, a film about his experiences documenting the genocide.

Wells' father, Sidney Bernstein, was a filmmaker and producer, who accompanied the Allied Forces during the liberation of Bergen-Belsen, documenting the conditions inside the concentration camp. Suppressed at the time by Britain's post-war government due to foreign policy concerns, Bernstein's film was restored in 2008 by the Imperial War Museum, with production from 3 Generations, and released in 2017 under the title German Concentration Camps Factual Survey.

Wells stated in 2007 that the impetus for using the medium of documentary film to highlight human rights injustices is to "foster the healing process and illuminate our common humanity."

## Filmography

Films :

| Year | Film Title | Director | Produced/Distributed by |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2022 | A Kaddish for Selim | Jane Wells | Produced by 3 Generations Associate Producer Paloma Perez |
| 2021 | Any Given Day | Margaret Byrne | Produced by Beti Films in Association with 3 Generations |
| 2021 | Preserving the Holocaust | Jane Wells | Produced by 3 Generations |
| 2020 | Pot Luck | Jane Wells | Produced by Jane Wells, Simon Brook |
| 2020 | They Ain't Ready for Me | Brad Rothschild | Produced by Red Shield Pictures in partnership with 3 Generations |
| 2016 | A Different American Dream | Simon Brook | Produced by Jane Wells Distributed by 3 Generations |
| 2016 | Lost in Lebanon | Georgia and Sophia Scott | Produced by Georgia Scott, Sophia Scott, & Jane Wells Distributed by 3 Generations |
| 2014 | German Concentration Camps Factual Survey | Sidney Bernstein | Distributed by 3 Generations & Menemsha Films |
| 2013 | Tricked | John-Keith Wasson and Jane Wells | Produced by Jane Wells and John-Keith Wasson |
| 2007 | The Devil Came on Horseback | Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern | Produced by Annie Sundberg, Ricki Stern, Gretchen Wallace, Jane Wells |

## Festivals

A Kaddish for Selim (2022) Official Selection, New York Jewish Film Festival 2022

Any Given Day (2021) Official Selection, Hot Docs Film Festival 2021

Preserving the Holocaust (2021)

Official Selection, UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival) 2021 Official Selection, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival 2021 Winner Award of Merit, Best Shorts Competition 2021 Official Selection, Miami Jewish Film Festival 2021 Finalist, Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival 2021 Official Selection, American Documentary And Animation Film Festival 2021 Official Selection, UK Jewish Film Festival 2021

Pot Luck: The Altered State of Colorado (2020) Official Selection, SR Socially Relevant Film Film Festival 2020 Winner, Best Documentary Creation International Film Festival 2020 Winner, Best Editing Creation International Film Festival 2020 Official Selection, Manhattan Film Festival 2020 Official Selection, New Hope Film Festival 2020 Official Selection, Rincon International Film Festival 2020

Go Debbie (2018) Official Selection, United Nations Association Film Festival 2018 Official Selection, Cinema Diverse: The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival 2018 Official Selection, New Filmmakers Los Angeles 2018 Best LGBT Short, New York City Short Film Festival 2018 Official Selection, Denver Film Festival 2018

Lost in Lebanon (2017) Official Selection, New York Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2017 Official Selection, One World Film Festival 2017 Official Selection, London Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2017

A Different American Dream (2016) Official Selection, American Indian Film Festival 2016

Official Selection, Margaret Mead Film Festival 2016 Winner, Best Documentary, Red Nation Film Festival 2016 Official Selection, Reykjavik International Film Festival 2016 Official Selection, Thessaloniki Documentary Festival 2016

Tricked (2013) Official Selection, Montclair Film Festival 2014 Winner, Silver Lei Award, Honolulu Film Awards 2013

The Devil Came On Horseback (2007) Winner, Seeds of War Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2007 Winner, Full Frame/Working Films Award, Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2007

Winner, Docudrama Award, Amnesty International Media Awards 2008 Winner, Witness Award, Silverdocs 2007 Winner, Women In Cinema Lena Sharpe Award, Seattle International Film Festival 2007 Winner, Adrienne Shelley Excellence in Filmmaking Award, Nantucket Film Festival 2007 Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival 2007 Official Selection, Cinevegas 2007 Official Selection, Tribeca Film Festival 2007 Official Selection, Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2007 Nominated, Best Documentary, News and Documentary, Emmy Awards 2009 Nominated, Gotham Independent Film Award, Gotham Awards 2007

