The Zone of Interest Discussion
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The Zone of Interest Discussion
February 25 @ 4:00 pm - 6:55 pm
2023 – 1 hr 46 min – PG-13
We have partnered with our friends from the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center to host Dina Lichtman Smith, who was born in Bergen Belsen Displaced Persons camp in 1948, to share her family’s experience at Auschwitz after our 4 pm screening of THE ZONE OF INTEREST on Sunday February 25.
A commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp in WWII builds an ideal life for his family right outside the camp. This haunting historical drama examines the ordinary lives of people complicit and present during horrific crimes. From director Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin, Birth), ZONE OF INTEREST won the Grand Prix award at 2023’s Cannes Film Festival and has received high critical acclaim. In German with subtitles.
Speaker Bio: Dina Lichtman Smith was born in Bergen Belsen Displaced Persons camp in 1948. Her parents were Polish Jews who survived the horrors of the Nazi’s plan to terminate all Jews. They were both prisoners at Auschwitz and met in the Displaced Persons Camp after the war. As a child refugee, Dina was influenced by her parents’ determination and courage to find a better life in the United States. She came to the US in 1949 when she was only 18 months old. Dina and her family were poor refugees – immigrants with thick accents who came to the USA for a better life. They settled in a part of North Philadelphia where other Holocaust survivors lived. From there, they moved to a housing project where they always stood out due to their Jewish heritage. Despite her impoverished childhood, Dina went on to earn her undergraduate and doctoral degrees from Temple University. She is now the CEO of DLS Coaching. Dina is a nationally recognized and widely published executive coach, having worked with CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, scientists, physicians, financial executives, and leaders who need to quickly assimilate into a new corporate culture. Through hope, hard work, and determination, she and her family succeeded in reaching their goals
Director – Jonathan Glazer
Cast – Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel
Country – USA / UK /Poland
Language – German (with subtitles)
Aspect Ratio – 1.78