My Missing Screw

East Coast Premiere

In 1996, a young father battling severe depression finds a lifeline in an unlikely symbol—a towering 10-foot screw that he painstakingly crafts as a tribute to his “missing piece” and a path to healing. Driven by a desire to honor his family’s harrowing legacy, he commits to bringing the screw to the Dachau Concentration Camp, where his grandfather was murdered and his father was imprisoned during the Holocaust. With the help of a sculptor friend and a borrowed video camera, he meticulously documents each turn of the screw, reclaiming parts of himself with every twist of metal.

As his journey unfolds, he sets off on an extraordinary pilgrimage—first to Dachau, then to New York’s Guggenheim, and ultimately to the Ganges in India—each stop a powerful testament to resilience, art’s ability to heal, and the unbreakable bond of family across generations. My Missing Screw is a moving exploration of redemption, remembrance, and the profound courage it takes to confront both personal and historical trauma.