Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away

ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Hayleigh Joseph This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

westsideschl A doc on the last shop keeper, ironically in a dying mall of abandoned shops, and stores. Discrimination is pervasive and at times difficult to recognize. In this doc we have the worst type which is told in the tale of a survivor of the killing of peoples based on religious, cultural, or racial superficialities specifically the Holocaust. To be balanced there is also the slow choking to death of a people such as what is happening to the Palestinians. Rated lower because the doc makers discriminated against the elderly and those with hearing issues by not including subtitling. Shame!

randiitzkowitz Entertaining and informative documentary about 91 year old Sonia Warshawski with unique use of animation to depict disturbing events during the war. Includes dialogue with various family members and friends on whose lives she had a direct impact as well as comments by students and prisoners whose lives were forever changed after listening to her speak about her experiences.

concannonlaw This is one of the best films of 2017, and it is absolutely necessary for the times we live in. "Big Sonia" is the antidote to hatred and intolerance, to prejudice born of ignorance. At the end of the day, we are all people, regardless of the color of our skin, who we worship, who we choose to vote for, or who we kiss. This film makes you realize that the person sitting next to you on any given day may have a story that makes you think about who you are and what you believe.I am sure the filmmakers did not intend to make a film that could bring people together and teach them about tolerance and forgiveness. The film starts out as the story of somebody's eccentric grandmother and then morphs into something more. Much, much more. I am not going to talk about the plot or the characters. All I want to do is encourage you to see the film, prepare to smile, and prepare to think. Recommend it to your family and your friends, and watch it with your kids. Show them that the real superheroes in our world are actually living on any street in Anytown, USA, or simply working at the mall.

laughlincheryl Big Sonia was one of those serendipitous finds that refocuses the impact of the Holocaust and its repercussions in not only Sonia's family but all those whose come into contact with Big Sonia. Recently, while feeling nostalgic about my Ohio roots, I learned about Big Sonia playing at the Cleveland Film Festival. And this is what grabbed me by the heart and shook me to the core (and I'm not prone to hyperbole):"Standing tall at 4'8′, Sonia Warshawki is a business owner of a beloved 35-year-old store facing eviction because of a dying mall. But at 91 years old, she is also – one of the last remaining Holocaust survivors in Kansas City. Sonia's enormous personality and fragile frame mask the horrors she endured at 15..."At that point, I was all in to catch the film when it made it to California and this indie-film-that-could does not disappoint. Be ready to walk away with a renewed awe of the human spirit to endure and grow and spark change.