By Andrés Buenahora

In preparation for the October 4 theatrical release of the World War II drama “White Bird,” Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company have partnered with StoryCorps and the Shoah Foundation to tell the true stories of Holocaust survivors.

Directed by Marc Forster and starring Gillian Anderson and Helen Mirren, “White Bird” is the story of a girl trying to escape Nazi-occupied France during World War II. It is based on the graphic novel by RJ Palacio.

StoryCorps Studios is partnering with Living Links, a national organization that supports descendants of Holocaust survivors, to publish personal stories from children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors who “were brave and chose kindness.”