Hitler’s Hollywood: German Cinema in the Age of Propaganda: 1933-45 Free admission  Free popcorn is provided for all attendees Stay tuned after the screening for a discussion of the film led by local film director, producer, and historian, Michele Forman ATTENTION: In order to reduce this risk of COVID-19 transmission, the audience at all screenings will be limited and masks will be required. Registration for these films will close once capacity has been reached.   Register Now About Film #2: Europa Europa About Film #3: My Italian Secret About Film #4: Denial   Plot: Filmmaker Rüdiger Suchsland suggests that theContinue Reading ...

Europa Europa Free admission  Free popcorn is provided for all attendees Stay tuned after the screening for a discussion of the film led by local film director, producer, and historian, Michele Forman Plot: Europa Europa is based on the true story of a young German Jew who survived the Holocaust by falling in with the Nazis. Solomon Perel (Marco Hofschneider) is the son of a Jewish shoe salesman coming of age in Germany during the rise of Adolf Hitler. In 1938, a group of Nazis attack Solomon’s family home; his sister is killed, and 13-year-old Solomon flees to Poland. SolomonContinue Reading ...

My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes Free admission  Free popcorn is provided for all attendees Stay tuned after the screening for a discussion of the film led by local film director, producer, and historian, Michele Forman Plot: Would you risk your life to save a stranger and never talk about it?  MY ITALIAN SECRET tells the story of sports idol Gino Bartali and other courageous Italians who carried out ingenious schemes to rescue Jews, partisans and refugees from Nazi-occupied Italy.  Gino Bartali is a sports legend; but his most daring triumph came when he risked his life over and over to save Jews threatened by Nazi extermination.Continue Reading ...

Denial Free admission  Free popcorn is provided for all attendees Stay tuned after the screening for a discussion of the film led by local film director, producer, and historian, Michele Forman Plot: Based on the acclaimed book Denial: Holocaust History on Trial, DENIAL recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s (Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (BAFTA nominee Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the defendant, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team,Continue Reading ...