Mrs. Stein
Based her grandfather’s boyhood in St. Louis, Yasmin Gorenberg tells a story of the pain passed from refugee parents to their children and the hope that can overcome it. “40 Nickels” captures the image of a generation of immigrants to the United States in the 1920’s and 1930’s and through that spotlights the effects of the 1919 pogroms in Eastern Europe. This is a film about parents and children: how trauma never leaves a family, and how hope and resilience is also passed down. It asks the question: Can a new generation look at the world with wonder rather than fear?
Rock Climbing Survivor
What happens when you take a group of young adult cancer fighters and survivors and put them on the river or rock for a week with an organization designed to help them paddle and climb beyond their diagnosis, defy their cancer, reclaim their lives, and connect with others doing the same? Epic Magic This film is their story. The young adults featured in this film could be your next door neighbor, the person sitting next to you in your 8 AM intro to Bio Lecture at college, or quite possibly, maybe the are even you.
Young Muriel Kleinman
Ben's dad Sam shows up one night with a note from Ben's mother (Sam's wife of 46 years), that she has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that's for sale. The day trip turns into a road trip while dad and son explore their past, their relationship, and why Sam's wife might have left him. The road trip includes fishing, drinking, playing pool, sleeping under the stars, and frank discussion. Anger simmers close at hand, as do love and hope. Where Sam's wife is - and why she left - leads to the movie's resolution.
