2024 Tisha B’av Film Series
Aug 13 at 11:00 am EDT
Presented by Park East Synagogue’s Film Society
Regina Gil, Chairperson
Courtesy of Gold Coast Arts Center
Film Lineup:
The Boy in the Woods 2024 ‧ Biography/Drama ‧ 1h 36m THE BOY IN THE WOODS follows the true story of Max (Jett Klyne), a Jewish boy escaping Nazi persecution in Eastern Europe. After he is separated from his family, Max finds refuge with a Christian peasant Jasko (Richard Armitage) who hides him in plain site until a tense stand-off with some Nazi police. Afraid for his own family’s life, Jasko sends Max to live in the woods where he learns to survive alone. * The actors speak English in this film |
Vishniac 2023 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 30m He was difficult and flamboyant, a shameless self-promoter, bender of the truth and master of reinvention. He was also one of the groundbreaking photographers of the 20th century – a brilliant artist whose body of work spans decades, continents, and the catastrophic fallout from two world wars. Though his pioneering microscopy transformed the nature of science photography, Roman Vishniac is best known for his iconic images of Jewish life in Eastern Europe from 1935 through 1938. Few predicted that less than a decade later, these communities would be wiped out, and Vishniac’s photographs would provide the last visual records of an entire world. Now for the first time, his story comes to life as a feature documentary. A retrospective and family saga, VISHNIAC is narrated by Vishniac’s daughter Mara. She grew up in his shadow and sought to break free of his grip, only to eventually come around and embrace his legacy. * The actors speak English in this film |
Martha Lieberman: A Stolen Life 2022 ‧ Biopic/Drama ‧ 1h 28m A brief summary of the life of Martha Liebermann, the wife of famous impressionist painter Max Liebermann, who ended her own life rather than be deported to Theresienstadt. * The actors speak German in this film, subtitles are present in the viewing |