--- title: "We Must Remember" meaning: "Film score (2009); Luke Walton composer. Student Holocaust documentary by Carlsbad High CHSTV — directed by Doug Green, produced by Lisa Posard." year: 2009 artist: "CHSTV / Carlsbad High School" role: production productionRoles: "Composer" placement: "Film We Must Remember (2009 student documentary · Holocaust)" press: - outlet: "Carlsbad Chamber — funding appeal (Sep 2008)" url: "https://carlsbad.org/page/132/?route=product%2Fcatalog&sort=p.sort_order&order=ASC&limit=12&page=2" - outlet: "San Diego Jewish World — Joyce Forum premiere (Jan 2009)" url: "https://sandiegojewishworld.com/2009-SDJW-Quarter1/20090115-jewish-thursday13.html" - outlet: "KPBS — San Diego Jewish Film Festival (Feb 4, 2009)" url: "https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2009/02/04/19th-annual-san-diego-jewish-film-festival" - outlet: "San Diego Union-Tribune — red-carpet premiere (Feb 16, 2009)" url: "https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2009/02/16/carlsbad-high-school-students-to-show-documentary-at-local-theater/" - outlet: "eSchool News (Apr 21, 2009)" url: "https://www.eschoolnews.com/top-news/2009/04/21/student-film-documents-holocaust-memories/" - outlet: "San Diego Union-Tribune — From Holocaust to hunger (Apr 19, 2009)" url: "https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2009/04/19/from-holocaust-to-hunger/" - outlet: "San Diego Union-Tribune — encore screenings (May 14, 2009)" url: "https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2009/05/14/student-film-has-2-screenings-today/" - outlet: "Leichtag Family Foundation — grant profile" url: "https://carlsbad.org/Foundations-grants-are-meaningful-gifts/" - outlet: "Oceanside Museum of Art — youth film festival (Sep 2009)" url: "https://oceansidemuseumofart.blogspot.com/2009/09/?m=0" - outlet: "San Diego Union-Tribune — Peacemaker Award (Feb 25, 2010)" url: "https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2010/02/25/carlsbad-high-school-teacher-students-win-peacemaker-award/" - outlet: "303 Magazine — Denver screening (Oct 2012)" url: "https://303magazine.com/2012/10/never-forgotten-we-must-remember/" - outlet: "Patch — CHSTV HD digital release (Apr 2013)" url: "https://patch.com/california/carlsbad/bp--carlsbad-high-school-television-releases-two-docu64e69ddd02" - outlet: "Amazon — We Must Remember (DVD)" url: "https://www.amazon.com/We-Must-Remember-Lessons-Holocaust/dp/B0046KJPJW" - outlet: "Patch — Doug Green, SD County Teacher of the Year (2015)" url: "https://patch.com/california/carlsbad/cusds-doug-green-named-sd-county-teacher-year-0" - outlet: "CHSTV Worldwide" url: "https://www.chstv.com/we-must-remember" - outlet: "Toronto Jewish Film Festival — study guide (PDF)" url: "https://tjff.com/media/We%20Must%20Remember.pdf" - outlet: "The Coast News — CHSTV award-winning broadcast program" url: "https://thecoastnews.com/carlsbad-high-school-has-award-winning-broadcast-program/" - outlet: "USC Shoah Foundation — course syllabus (PDF)" url: "https://sfi.usc.edu/sites/default/files/course/syllabus/HIEU145_syllabus_WI_09.PDF" - outlet: "Carlsbad High — document (PDF)" url: "https://s3.amazonaws.com/scschoolfiles/3467/21411117123951815.pdf" - outlet: "School News Roll Call — Carlsbad (PDF)" url: "https://schoolnewsrollcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/CRL_MAY_15.pdf" - outlet: "IMDb — We Must Remember (tt1344450)" url: "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1344450/" - outlet: "IMDb — Luke F. Walton (nm3306688)" url: "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3306688/" themes: ["film", "composer", "Carlsbad", "2009", "Holocaust documentary", "CHSTV"] draft: false --- **We Must Remember** is a student Holocaust documentary from **Carlsbad High School**'s CHSTV broadcast journalism program — sixteen teens tracing the Holocaust through survivor interviews, European filming, and classroom curriculum. **Doug Green** directed; **Lisa Posard** (Carlsbad Educational Foundation) produced. [CHSTV](https://www.chstv.com/we-must-remember) hosts the film, teaching resources, and curriculum materials. ### Luke Walton — composer **Luke Walton** (then credited as Luke Walton; La Costa Canyon High graduate and Carlsbad native — not a Carlsbad High student) composed the film score. Only the [*San Diego Union-Tribune* encore screening notice](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2009/05/14/student-film-has-2-screenings-today/) (May 14, 2009) names him in press — as composer scheduled to **perform** at MovieMax Carlsbad. Walton's composer credit is on [IMDb nm3306688](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3306688/) and [tt1344450](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1344450/). First credited film score; predates the March 2009 Taylor Swift date video and the USC / Luke Walton Band arc. ### Timeline (film — public record) **2008–2009 production.** [Carlsbad Chamber business briefs](https://carlsbad.org/page/132/?route=product%2Fcatalog&sort=p.sort_order&order=ASC&limit=12&page=2) (September 2008) reported CHSTV seeking completion funding after filming at Dachau, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Auschwitz/Birkenau, and local survivor interviews. [eSchool News](https://www.eschoolnews.com/top-news/2009/04/21/student-film-documents-holocaust-memories/) (April 21, 2009) documents ~$215,000 in production costs, Leichtag and donor support, trips to Germany/Poland/Washington, and Branko Lustig's involvement after a Hollywood screening. **February 2009 premieres.** [San Diego Jewish World](https://sandiegojewishworld.com/2009-SDJW-Quarter1/20090115-jewish-thursday13.html) announced the **Joyce Forum** world premiere at AMC La Jolla (February 9, 2009). [KPBS](https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2009/02/04/19th-annual-san-diego-jewish-film-festival) (Beth Accomando) praised the locally made documentary: *"There's a sense of both touching sincerity and discovery as these teens research their project and are moved by the results."* The [*Union-Tribune*](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2009/02/16/carlsbad-high-school-students-to-show-documentary-at-local-theater/) (February 16) covered the **red-carpet MovieMax premiere** in Carlsbad — 33 minutes, showings at 3 / 7 / 8:30 p.m., ticket proceeds to the Carlsbad Educational Foundation. **Spring 2009.** [*Union-Tribune*](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2009/04/19/from-holocaust-to-hunger/) (April 19): Hollywood screening impressed *Schindler's List* producer Branko Lustig (March 30); students invited to Zagreb. [Leichtag Family Foundation](https://carlsbad.org/Foundations-grants-are-meaningful-gifts/) cites a **$100,000 grant** supporting the 2008 production. **May 14, 2009 encore** at MovieMax — Union-Tribune names Walton as composer/performer; proceeds to Carlsbad High broadcasting. **Fall 2009.** [Oceanside Museum of Art](https://oceansidemuseumofart.blogspot.com/2009/09/?m=0) screened the film October 4 at a free youth festival, introduced by student producers and Doug Green. **2010+ reception.** [Union-Tribune](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2010/02/25/carlsbad-high-school-teacher-students-win-peacemaker-award/) (February 25, 2010): National Conflict Resolution Center **Peacemaker Award**; festivals in Hollywood, Germany, and Croatia; DVD curriculum planned. [303 Magazine](https://303magazine.com/2012/10/never-forgotten-we-must-remember/) (October 2012): Denver Film Society / Mizel Museum screening with Green and students. [Patch](https://patch.com/california/carlsbad/bp--carlsbad-high-school-television-releases-two-docu64e69ddd02) (April 2013): HD digital downloads via chstvfilms.org; Dachau memorial distribution; Lustig and *Paper Clips* producer Joe Fab praise. [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/We-Must-Remember-Lessons-Holocaust/dp/B0046KJPJW) lists a commercial DVD (ASIN B0046KJPJW). [TJFF study guide](https://tjff.com/media/We%20Must%20Remember.pdf) documents classroom use. [*The Coast News*](https://thecoastnews.com/carlsbad-high-school-has-award-winning-broadcast-program/) notes KPBS broadcast and international acclaim as CHSTV's first documentary. See also: [/albums/goodbye-hello/](/albums/goodbye-hello/) · [/press/](/press/) ---