Event
"Blessed is the Match" - SJFS Jewish Cinema Day 2009
Presented by the SAN JOAQUIN FILM SOCIETY
www.SJIFF.org
JEWISH CINEMA DAY - July 19, 2009
BLESSED IS THE MATCH
86 min | USA | 2008
Director: Roberta Grossman
- ABOUT THE FILM
"Narrated by Oscar-nominated Joan Allen - "Multiple-award winning 'Blessed Is the Match' is the first documentary feature about Hannah Senesh, the World War II-era poet and diarist who became a paratrooper, resistance fighter and modern-day Joan of Arc. Safe in Palestine in 1944, Hannah joined a mission to rescue Hungarys Jews. Shockingly, it was the only outside rescue mission for Jews during the Holocaust. Hannah parachuted behind enemy lines, was captured, tortured and ultimately executed by the Nazis. Incredibly, her mother Catherine witnessed the entire ordeal first as a prisoner with Hannah and later as her advocate, braving the bombed-out streets of Budapest in a desperate attempt to save her daughter. With unprecedented access to the Senesh family archive, this powerful story unfolds through the writings and photographs of Hannah and Catherine Senesh."
- ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The San Joaquin Film Society presents Jewish Cinema Day, an SJFS Global Cinema Series, featuring the works of gifted and new American and International Jewish filmmakers and storytellers, celebrating and sharing the contemporary Jewish experience!
Four fascinating programs will showcase three feature films and five short films, with an eclectic collection sharing the themes of family, immigration, romance, friendship, cultural exchange, globalization, the economy, history, coming-of-age, and ethical issues.
www.sjiff.org/jcd09
- ABOUT THE SJFS
The San Joaquin Film Society, Inc. (SJFS), home of the San Joaquin International Film Festival, celebrates cinema arts, multi-cultural appreciation, and global outreach through year-round productions of festivals, films, and educational programs. For 2009, in addition to the international film festival in May, SJFS launched an ambitious year of events that includes the 1st San Joaquin Children's Film Festival in January, the 1st California International Documentary Film Festival in the Fall, year-round cinema programs, special events, and educational programs. SJFS is dedicated to celebrating the artistry, diversity, and power of filmmaking; and to bringing the world of cinema to the culturally-rich Central Valley audiences.
Official Website: www.sjiff.org
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LocationStockton Empire Theatre
1825 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95204
United States
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