Kristallnacht Commemoration (Calgary)
999: THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS
USA 2024
Director: Heather Dune Macadam
English, Slovak, German & Hebrew with English subtitles
86 minutes
Documentary
In March 1942, 999 young Slovak Jewish women, mostly teenagers, told by their government that they were embarking on a volunteer work assignment, were instead illegally deported to Auschwitz on what was the first Jewish transport to the Nazi death camp. Who were these young women? Why were they chosen? How did a tiny handful survive over three grueling years in the death camps, against all odds? Best-selling author and historian Heather Dune Macadam has adapted her acclaimed book “999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport” into a powerful new documentary that sheds light on this little-known story, ensuring that these women will no longer be a historical footnote.
Winner: Human Rights Award, Hamptons Doc Fest 2023
Winner: Social Impact Award, Greenwich Int’d FF 2024999: THE FORGOTTEN GIRLS
event_title: Kristallnacht Commemoration (Calgary)
event_time_zone: America/Edmonton
event_start: November 07, 2024 19:00
event_duration: 120
event_end: November 07, 2024 21:00
event_address: 1325 Glenmore Trl SW, Calgary, AB T2V 4Y8, Canada
event_description: 999: THE FORGOTTEN GIRLSUSA 2024Director: Heather Dune MacadamEnglish, Slovak, German & Hebrew with English subtitles86 minutesDocumentaryIn March 1942, 999 young Slovak Jewish women, mostly teenagers, told by their government that they were embarking on a volunteer work assignment, were instead illegally deported to Auschwitz on what was the first Jewish transport to the Nazi death camp. Who were these young women? Why were they chosen? How did a tiny handful survive over three grueling years in the death camps, against all odds? Best-selling author and historian Heather Dune Macadam has adapted her acclaimed book “999: The Extraordinary Young Women of the First Official Jewish Transport” into a powerful new documentary that sheds light on this little-known story, ensuring that these women will no longer be a historical footnote.Winner: Human Rights Award, Hamptons Doc Fest 2023Winner: Social Impact Award, Greenwich Int’d FF 2024999: THE FORGOTTEN GIRLSClick here for Festival Pass