Post Film Discussion Speaker: Jesse Kalfel, son of Juana Merino Kalfel
Director Gary Merz Documentary Feature, 2012, USA, Chile 75 minutes English
Nadja Hammerman, a young Austrian Jew, working in Paris as a fashion illustrator in Paris in 1939 needed exit visas for her family, many of whom were already deported to concentration camps. Through a connection, she met the Chilean consul general stationed in Paris, Armando Marín Mujica. A single kiss was the price this strong-willed artist agreed to pay in exchange for Armando's help, a kiss that developed into a secret romance. Armando liberated hundreds of refugees from the Nazis under Nadja's influence, and was in effect the Chilean version of Oskar Schindler.
Winner, Audience Choice Best Documentary Award, New Hope, Pennsylvania "Dancing On A Volcano" had its world premiere at the Sarasota Film Festival
Location
The Music Loft (View)
131 Congress Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
United States
