Love All You Have Left

Love All You Have Left is a 2017 drama film written and directed by Matt Sivertson. The film stars Caroline Amiguet, Sara Wolfkind, Michael Christopher Shantz, Mike Burnell and Kathleen Sheehy. The story depicts Anne Frank surviving in the attic of a grieving family.

Love All You Have Left
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Directed by	Matt Sivertson
Written by	Matt Sivertson
Produced by	Caroline Amiguet Matt Sivertson Kimberly Wall
Starring	Caroline Amiguet Sara Wolfkind Michael Christopher Shantz Mike Burnell Kathleen Sheehy
Cinematography	William Wall
Edited by	Matt Sivertson
Music by	Steve Garbade
Production company	Dongo Productions
Distributed by	Indie Rights
Release date	2017 (2017)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

After losing her daughter in a school shooting, a woman finds a girl in her attic who claims she is Anne Frank.

Cast

• Caroline Amiguet as Juliette Forster
• Sara Wolfkind as Anne Frank
• Michael Christopher Shantz as Jeff Forster
• Mike Burnell as Nazi Soldier
• Kathleen Sheehy as Melanie Forster^[1]

Production

Much of the principal photography took place at the director's home in Pacific Beach, San Diego.^[2] The story was influenced by Sivertson and Amiguet's visit to the Anne Frank House.^[3] In an interview with San Diego Reader, Sivertson said inspiration was discovered from the album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel. It contained references to Anne Frank and the songwriter felt haunted by her after reading The Diary of Anne Frank.^[4]

Release

The film screened at the Museum of Photographic Arts^[5][6] and San Diego Jewish Film Festival^[7][8][9] before a theatrical release in Los Angeles.^[10] It was distributed by Indie Rights.^[11]

Reception

San Diego Reader said "this is basically a two-hander."^[4] An article by The Forward, Talya Zax claims the idea of Anne Frank surviving is overdone.^[12] Kimber Myers at Los Angeles Times says "the issue isn't the lack of money; it's the choices made by the filmmakers."^[13]