On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi

On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Brandon Gross and Skyler Gross, produced by Howie Mandel and Barry Avrich and released in 2017.[1] Profiling the filmmakers' grandparents, Holocaust survivors Ruth and Roman Blank, the film depicts their preparation for their 65th wedding anniversary, and focuses on their revelation to the rest of the family that Roman is gay and Ruth has always known this.[2]

On My Way Out: The Secret Life of Nani and Popi
Directed byBrandon Gross
Skyler Gross
Produced byBarry Avrich
Howie Mandel
Brandon Gross
Skyler Gross
StarringRuth Blank
Roman Blank
CinematographyBrandon Gross
Edited byTiffany Beaudin
Music byRobi Botos
Production
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Melbar Entertainment Group
Release date
  • September 8, 2017 (2017-09-08) (TIFF)
Running time
40 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

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