Colette: The French resistance fighter confronting fascism - Oscars 2021 Short Documentary Winner

Colette has won the Academy Award in the category of best documentary short. This has been made possible by people like you supporting The Guardian’s independent, audience-funded publishing – we and the filmmakers thank you. Help sustain our future by making a contribution today, from as little as $1 ► 90-year-old Colette Marin-Catherine confronts her past by visiting the German concentration camp Mittelbau-Dora where her brother was killed. As a young girl, she fought Hitler’s Nazis as a member of the French Resistance. For 74 years, she has refused to step foot in Germany, but that changes when a young history student named Lucie enters her life. Prepared to re-open old wounds and revisit the terrors of that time, Marin-Catherine offers important lessons for us all. Read our Q & A with the filmmaker ► Subscribe to