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.

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

Production

Much of the principal photography took place at the director's home in Pacific Beach, San Diego. The story was influenced by Sivertson and Amiguet's visit to the Anne Frank House. 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.

Release

The film screened at the Museum of Photographic Arts and San Diego Jewish Film Festival before a theatrical release in Los Angeles. It was distributed by Indie Rights.

Reception

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