NYC PREMIERE For the filmmaker, daughter of a 9/11 survivor and descendant of Holocaust survivors, collective memory and its weaponization are familiar subjects. In her solo directorial debut, Leah Galant examines Germany’s culture of memorializing the Holocaust while caregiving for her father as his memory and speech fade from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In the film, her stories merge with others’ who, in their own ways, also navigate inherited traumas and pain. - Bedatri D. Choudhury
The first screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Leah Galant, editor Jeffrey Sterrenberg, cinematographer Julian Moster, composer Andrew Orkin, and protagonist Elias Mendel.
All in-person screening venues provide sound amplification headphones upon request with venue management. IFC Center can also provide a T-Coil loop for compatible devices.