 In the late 1930s, it was nearly impossible for the Vertov to find work in the state-run film industry.She covered the opening of Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland by the Red Army in January 1945.She filmed a documentary, which included reenactments, titled "Auschwitz", part of an exhibition titled "Filming the War; the Soviets and the Holocaust (1941-1946)" (9 January 2015 – 27 September 2015) in Paris, France at the Memorial de la Shoah.