Inside Hana's Suitcase
| Inside Hana's Suitcase | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Larry Weinstein |
| Written by | Karen Levine Thomas Wallner |
| Produced by | Rudolf Biermann Jessica Daniel Larry Weinstein |
| Cinematography | Horst Zeidler |
| Edited by | David New |
| Music by | Alexina Louie Alex Pauk |
Production companies | Rhombus Media In Film Praha |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Inside Hana's Suitcase is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Larry Weinstein and released in 2009.[1] Adapted in part from Karen Levine's book Hana's Suitcase, the film centres on the story of Hana Brady, a young Czechoslovak Jewish girl who died in the Holocaust, including the reminiscences of George Brady, her sole surviving brother who emigrated to Canada following the war.[2]
The film premiered in February 2009 at the Victoria Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2009 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[4] where it was second runner-up for the Hot Docs Audience Award.[5] It was commercially released in November 2009,[6] and was broadcast by CBC Television in March 2011.[7]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Jay Stone, "Holocaust film about hope and tolerance, director says". Vancouver Sun, November 13, 2009.
- ^ John Griffin, "Remembering what was lost; Docudrama revisits the Holocaust". Montreal Gazette, November 20, 2009.
- ^ Michael D. Reid, "Cinematic feast offers screenings, shmoozing and more". Victoria Times-Colonist, January 29, 2009.
- ^ Guy Dixon, "The doc is suddenly blazing hot". The Globe and Mail, March 25, 2009.
- ^ "'The Cove' wins audience award at Hot Docs film festival". Canadian Press, May 11, 2009.
- ^ Jason Anderson, "Hana's tale a powerful look into Holocaust". Toronto Star, November 6, 2009.
- ^ John Doyle, "Powerful doc, class war and the meaning of patriotism". The Globe and Mail, March 5, 2011.
- ^ "Films about Montreal massacre, real-life IRA mole garner Genie nominations". Canadian Press, March 1, 2010.
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