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The Lithuanian Jewish community was decimated in the Holocaust, when over 220,000 Jews, more than 95% of the Jewish population, were murdered. A key player in the massacre was Lithuanian nationalist Jonas Noreika, who today is revered as a national hero, and protected by the contemporary government’s official policy and infamous Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre. In this galvanizing documentary, we follow the experiences of two dissident campaigners: Grant Gochin, whose family was murdered by Noreika; and Silvia Foti, a brave Lithuanian woman fighting for the truth, whose grandfather was Jonas Noreika. Together, the two push against Lithuania’s systemic Holocaust denial in an attempt to bring justice to victims and insist that the truth be told.
Accompanying the film premiere is a discussion with director Michael D. Kretzmer. To view the conversation please click here.
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Closed captions for this film were made possible with the generous support of the Miami Jewish Abilities Alliance, a program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
- Year2022
- Runtime86 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- PremiereNorth American Premiere
- DirectorMichael D. Kretzmer
- ScreenwriterMichael D. Kretzmer
- CastGrant Gochin, Silvia Foti, Jonathan Taylor
- CinematographerAndrew Muggleton, Omar Nasr
- EditorMichael D. Kretzmer
If you would like to donate to support our efforts, you can do so by clicking here. You can also experience all the films streaming in the Festival's virtual program by purchasing an All-Access Virtual Pass by clicking here.
The Lithuanian Jewish community was decimated in the Holocaust, when over 220,000 Jews, more than 95% of the Jewish population, were murdered. A key player in the massacre was Lithuanian nationalist Jonas Noreika, who today is revered as a national hero, and protected by the contemporary government’s official policy and infamous Lithuanian Genocide and Resistance Research Centre. In this galvanizing documentary, we follow the experiences of two dissident campaigners: Grant Gochin, whose family was murdered by Noreika; and Silvia Foti, a brave Lithuanian woman fighting for the truth, whose grandfather was Jonas Noreika. Together, the two push against Lithuania’s systemic Holocaust denial in an attempt to bring justice to victims and insist that the truth be told.
Accompanying the film premiere is a discussion with director Michael D. Kretzmer. To view the conversation please click here.
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Closed captions for this film were made possible with the generous support of the Miami Jewish Abilities Alliance, a program of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation.
- Year2022
- Runtime86 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited Kingdom
- PremiereNorth American Premiere
- DirectorMichael D. Kretzmer
- ScreenwriterMichael D. Kretzmer
- CastGrant Gochin, Silvia Foti, Jonathan Taylor
- CinematographerAndrew Muggleton, Omar Nasr
- EditorMichael D. Kretzmer