Film Series

2011-2012 ANNUAL FILM SERIES

All films begin at 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

  • Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    Film: Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

    The American film industry took it upon itself to act as a cheerleader for United States and Allied military interests during World War II, but Hollywood was initially reluctant to directly condemn Nazi anti-Semitism, and it wasn’t until years after the war ended that American filmmakers began offering a realistic, dramatic look at the horrible toll of Hitler’s “final solution.” Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust is a documentary which examines how filmmakers reacted to German scapegoating of Jews before, during, and after the war, ranging from the boldness of Confessions of a Nazi Spy and The Mortal Storm (both of which were produced before America entered the war) to more oblique statements during the war itself, and then finally leading to an honest portrayal of the full consequences of the Holocaust beginning in the ’50s.

  • Sunday, May 6, 2012 at 2:00 PM

    Film: Edges of the Lord

    This touching film, never released in theaters, tells an unimaginably painful story of the Holocaust as seen through the eyes of a Jewish child. His parents arrange for him to be smuggled from his home and to be protected by masquerading as part of a peasant Catholic family. Although this saves him from certain death, it does not shield him from the horrors of Nazi hatred. Not recommended for young children because of violence and disturbing images.

There is no admission charge. For information, please call 407-628-0555.

The Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Florida · 851 N Maitland Ave · Maitland, FL 32751 · Phone: 407-628-0555 · info@holocaustedu.org