Through the Eye of the Needle (2011)
116 Cameras (2017)
The Number on Great-Grandpa's Arm (2017)
Through the Eye of the Needle
(Director: Nina Shapiro-Perl | USA | 2011 | 30 min. | English)
RJFF. Esther Nisenthal Krinitz was 15 in 1942 when the war came to her Polish village. She remembers every detail through a series of exquisitely embroidered fabric collages. Her art is an eyewitness account of tragedy and healing.
Community Partner: Memorial Art Gallery
Generously underwritten by Mona and Mark Kolko
116 Cameras
(Director: Davina Pardo | USA | 2017 | 16 min. | English)
RJFF. Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, has told her story of wartime courage to schoolchildren. Now, she will use innovative technology to preserve that story. Considered for a 2017 Academy Award.
The Number On Great-Grandpa’s Arm
(Director: Amy Schatz | USA | 2017 | 19 min. | English)
RJFF. When 10-year-old Elliott asks his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Rochesterian Jack Feldman, about the number tattooed on his arm, he sparks an intimate conversation. Jack’s story comes to life in this endearing documentary. Produced by HBO.
POST-FILM Q&A with four generations of the Feldman Family: Jack Feldman, Sammy Feldman, Stacey Saiontz, Jarod Saiontz and Elliott Saiontz
Generously underwritten by Stacey and Mark Saiontz and Jeanne and Sammy Feldman
*Please note: There will be no breaks between films.