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Hosted by Friendly House Elder Pride Services
Virtual
When
Jan 10, 6:00 PM PST
Price
Free Screening
Available in
Worldwide
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About the event
Friendly House Elder Pride Services (formerly SAGE Metro Portland) works to enhance the lives of LGBTQ+ older adults in the Portland, Oregon area through education, advocacy, outreach and resource development. We build community through social events, holiday parties, wellness events, outdoor activities and more, such as free film screenings like this. For more information on what we do and how to support, visit: https://fhpdx.org/elder-pride/
About the film
In a virtuoso solo performance, Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn (Nomadland, Good Night, and Good Luck, Lincoln) portrays Jan Karski in this genre-defying true story of a reluctant World War II hero and Holocaust witness. After surviving the devastation of the Blitzkrieg, Karski swears allegiance to the Polish Underground and risks his life to carry the first eyewitness reports of war-torn Poland to the Western world, and ultimately, the Oval Office. Escaping a Gestapo prison, bearing witness to the despair of the Warsaw ghetto and confronted by the inhumanity of a death camp, Karski endures unspeakable mental anguish and physical torture to stand tall in the halls of power and speak the truth. Strathairn captures the complexity and legacy of this self-described “insignificant, little man” whose timely story of moral courage and individual responsibility can still shake the conscience of the world.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
1h 35m
Released
2023
Director
Jeff Hutchens, Derek Goldman
Producer
Eva Anisko
Writer
Clark Young
Cast
David Strathairn