Directed by Julia Mintz
Documentary Feature | USA | 2022 | 90 min | English

PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE
Over 25,000 Jewish partisans fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators from deep within the forests of WWII’s Eastern Europe, Ukraine and Belarus. Against extraordinary odds, they escaped Nazi slaughter, transforming from young innocents to courageous resistance fighters. Shattering the myth of Jewish passivity, these last surviving partisans tell their stories of resistance in FOUR WINTERS, revealing a stunning narrative of heroism and resilience.

Preceded by NEW LIVES
Directed by Joey Schweitzer
Narrative Short | USA | 2023 | 20 min | Polish, English

A Holocaust survivor navigates the delicate balance between assimilating to her new American identity and reckoning with her traumatic past in 1950s Brooklyn.

SPECIAL GUESTS:

• Randi Boyette (Moderator)
• Julia Mintz (Director of FOUR WINTERS)

Director’s Bio

Julia Mintz‘s work focuses on narratives of bravery and resistance against unimaginable odds. She has been on the producing teams for films which have been shortlisted for the Academy Awards, premiered at Cannes, Sundance and Tribeca, and won Emmy, Peabody and festival awards. Her films can be seen on Max, PBS, American Masters, Netflix, and Amazon and are shown on college campuses across the country. She has taught seminars and workshops worldwide and held an adjunct faculty position at LIU in NYC. Julia has been a featured keynote and guest speaker for engagements in both the public and private sectors. She is an award-winning artist and accomplished multi-grant recipient for her work in visual arts and documentary film.

Joey Schweitzer is a filmmaker based in Brooklyn, New York, an avid Mets fan, and food network enthusiast. He is a graduate of NYU Tisch’s Kanbar Institute of Film and Television. Joey has worked as the Video Content Creator at the Anti-Defamation League, one of the US’s leading anti-hate organizations. He is interested in stories about Jewish identity and challenging how they have been typically depicted on screen.

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