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Monday | 20.11.17 to Friday | 31.12.27

Big Sonia

Dir.: Leah Warshawski, Todd Soliday
| 93 minutes

Diminutive and colorful 91-year-old Sonia has been running her tailor shop for over 30 years. Sonia is also known as Kansas City’s only Holocaust survivor to speak publicly about her experiences. When she’s served an eviction notice, Sonia is faced with some difficult decisions. 

Monday | 20.11.17 to Friday | 31.12.27

The Heir

Dir.: Édith Jorisch
| 55 minutes

The incredible hidden story of the director’s grandfather, Georges Jorisch, whose intellectual Viennese family was the owners of two Klimts stolen by the Nazis. 70 years later, he sets out to recover the stolen paintings.  

Monday | 20.11.17 to Friday | 31.12.27

Libya – The Last Exodus

A film by Ruggero Gabbai, David Meghnagi | Dir.: Ruggero Gabbai
| 65 minutes

A moving portrait of the thriving Jewish community that once resided in Libya. From Italian colonization, through foreign domination, and delicate cohabitation with the local population, the film depicts the life of the Jews of Libya before they were forced to leave and never come back. 

Monday | 20.11.17 to Friday | 31.12.27

The N°5 War

Dir.: Stéphane Benhamou
| 53 minutes

From the moment Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel created Chanel N°5 in 1921, the iconic fragrance became the ultimate symbol of luxurious simplicity. However, very few know of the twists and turns in its story. A documentary thriller shedding light on the trade secrets behind Chanel N°5. 

Monday | 20.11.17 to Friday | 31.12.27

Remember Baghdad

Dir.: Fiona Murphy
| 69 minutes

The untold story of Iraq, told though the eyes of the Jews, Iraq’s first wave of refugees, are revealed through vivid testimony, home movies, and news archives - from picnics on the Tigris and royal balls, to hangings, imprisonment and escape. 

Monday | 20.11.17 to Friday | 31.12.27

Saving Auschwitz

Dir.: Jonathan Hayoun
| 59 minutes

Saving Auschwitz examines the present function of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp. Seventy years after its liberation, clashing historical approaches, evolving politics and personal agendas beg the questions: What is the role of Auschwitz? Could Auschwitz lose its true meaning, and risk disappearing altogether? 

Monday | 20.11.17 to Friday | 31.12.27

Vienna before Nightfall

Dir.: Robert Bober
| 74 minutes

Robert Bober recreates the memories of his great-grandfather, who lived in Vienna, alongside the Viennese intelligentsia. He re-familiarizes himself with the works of Stefan Zweig, Joseph Roth, Arthur Schnitzler, and Sigmund Freud, among others, evoking the story of the rise and fall of the cultural capital of Europe. 

Wednesday | 22.11.17 to Friday | 31.12.27
Monday | 20.11.17 to Friday | 31.12.27