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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival presents to you “Meet the Filmmakers”. This episode features the short film “Extinguished Lives” and producer Anna Rozalska, together with Jolanta Mickutė, Head of Education at the Lost Shtetl Museum in Šeduva. They were interviewed by Laurence Boyce.
Tune in to find answers to some fascinating questions, such as:
1. Where does this story originate from?
2. How important do you think it is that the film combines documentary and fictional elements?
3. What do you hope audiences will take away from the film?
Roberta Grossman’s “Extinguished Lives” is a short film about a young married woman who, together with her husband, seeks refuge from a Nazi invasion in her childhood home, a remote Jewish village in Lithuania. There, however, they discover that the greatest danger may not come from the invaders, but from their own neighbours.
The film addresses themes of history and memory and is part of fourteen films exploring Jewish heritage, which form a core part of the Lost Shtetl Museum’s programme. The film is the result of extensive research and is based on carefully verified facts confirmed by both the museum team and external historians.
Roberta Grossman is an American documentary filmmaker and director. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in History and holds a master’s degree in Producing. Her work focuses primarily on social justice and Jewish history. Grossman has created several acclaimed documentaries, including “Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh” (2008), “Above and Beyond” (2014), and “Who Will Write Our History?” (2019), which explore Jewish history and culture, World War II, and social justice. Grossman’s films have won numerous awards and audience prizes at international film festivals and have been screened on television as well as at festivals around the world.
Explore other films in the “Legacies of Conflict” programme:
https://poff.ee/en/film/legacies-of-conflict/
PÖFF TV is a special online festival channel to supplement the film programme, to share the emotions and meanings of the film world and exclusive interviews with festival guests.
PÖFF TV is brought to you by Ruum:um, Photopoint and Co-funded by the European Union.
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Tallinna Pimedate Ööde filmifestival toob teieni saate “Meet the Filmmakers“. Seekord on peaosas lühifilm “Kustutatud elud“ ja produtsent Anna Rozalskaga koos Jolanta Mickutėga, kes on Šeduvas asuva Kadunud Štetli muuseumi haridusjuht. Nendega vestles Laurence Boyce.
Kuula kaasa ja saad vastused muuhulgas järgmistele põnevatele küsimustele:
1. Kus on selle loo juured?
2. Kui oluline on teie meelest see, et film segab dokumentaalsust ja fiktiivseid elemente?
3. Mida te loodate, et vaatajad filmist kaasa võtavad?
Roberta Grossmani “Kustutatud elud” on lühifilm, mis räägib noorest abielunaisest, kes otsib koos abikaasaga natside pealetungi eest varju oma lapsepõlvekodus, kõrvalises Leedu juudi külas. Seal aga avastavad nad, et kõige ohtlikumad ei pruugi olla mitte sissetungijad, vaid nende enda naabrid.
Film käsitleb ajaloo ja mälu teemasid ning on osa neljateistkümnest juudi pärandit tutvustavast filmist, mida näidatakse 2025. aasta septembris avatud Kadunud Štetli muuseumis. Filmi taga on põhjalik eeltöö ning see põhineb hoolikalt uuritud faktidel, mida on kinnitanud nii muuseumi kollektiiv kui ka erinevad muuseumivälised ajaloolased.
Roberta Grossman on Ameerika dokumentalist ja režissöör. Ta on lõpetanud California Ülikooli Berkeleys ajaloo erialal ning magistrikraad on tal filminduses. Oma loomingus keskendub ta eelkõige just sotsiaalsele ebavõrdsusele ja juutide ajaloole. Grossman on loonud mitmeid tunnustatud dokumentaalfilme, sealhulgas “Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh” (2008), “Above and Beyond” (2014) ja “Who Will Write Our History?” (2019), mis käsitlevad juudi ajalugu ja kultuuri, II maailmasõda ning sotsiaalõiglust. Grossmani tööd on pälvinud arvukalt auhindu ja publikupreemiaid rahvusvahelistel filmifestivalidel ning tema filme on näidatud nii televisioonis kui ka filmifestivalidel üle terve maailma.
Tutvu ka teiste “Sõjaõied” programmi filmidega:
https://poff.ee/film/sjaied/
Lisaks filmifestivali filmiprogrammile linastub internetis PÖFF TV kanal, mis toob teieni eksklusiivsed intervjuud filmitegijatega ja aitab avada filmimaailma telgitaguseid.
PÖFF TV toob teieni Ruum:um, Photopoint ning kaasrahastab Euroopa Liit.
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival presents to you “Meet the Filmmakers”. This episode features the short film “Extinguished Lives” and producer Anna Rozalska, together with Jolanta Mickutė, Head of Education at the Lost Shtetl Museum in Šeduva. They were interviewed by Laurence Boyce.
Tune in to find answers to some fascinating questions, such as:
1. Where does this story originate from?
2. How important do you think it is that the film combines documentary and fictional elements?
3. What do you hope audiences will take away from the film?
Roberta Grossman’s “Extinguished Lives” is a short film about a young married woman who, together with her husband, seeks refuge from a Nazi invasion in her childhood home, a remote Jewish village in Lithuania. There, however, they discover that the greatest danger may not come from the invaders, but from their own neighbours.
The film addresses themes of history and memory and is part of fourteen films exploring Jewish heritage, which form a core part of the Lost Shtetl Museum’s programme. The film is the result of extensive research and is based on carefully verified facts confirmed by both the museum team and external historians.
Roberta Grossman is an American documentary filmmaker and director. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in History and holds a master’s degree in Producing. Her work focuses primarily on social justice and Jewish history. Grossman has created several acclaimed documentaries, including “Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh” (2008), “Above and Beyond” (2014), and “Who Will Write Our History?” (2019), which explore Jewish history and culture, World War II, and social justice. Grossman’s films have won numerous awards and audience prizes at international film festivals and have been screened on television as well as at festivals around the world.
Explore other films in the “Legacies of Conflict” programme:
https://poff.ee/en/film/legacies-of-conflict/
PÖFF TV is a special online festival channel to supplement the film programme, to share the emotions and meanings of the film world and exclusive interviews with festival guests.
PÖFF TV is brought to you by Ruum:um, Photopoint and Co-funded by the European Union.
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Tallinna Pimedate Ööde filmifestival toob teieni saate “Meet the Filmmakers“. Seekord on peaosas lühifilm “Kustutatud elud“ ja produtsent Anna Rozalskaga koos Jolanta Mickutėga, kes on Šeduvas asuva Kadunud Štetli muuseumi haridusjuht. Nendega vestles Laurence Boyce.
Kuula kaasa ja saad vastused muuhulgas järgmistele põnevatele küsimustele:
1. Kus on selle loo juured?
2. Kui oluline on teie meelest see, et film segab dokumentaalsust ja fiktiivseid elemente?
3. Mida te loodate, et vaatajad filmist kaasa võtavad?
Roberta Grossmani “Kustutatud elud” on lühifilm, mis räägib noorest abielunaisest, kes otsib koos abikaasaga natside pealetungi eest varju oma lapsepõlvekodus, kõrvalises Leedu juudi külas. Seal aga avastavad nad, et kõige ohtlikumad ei pruugi olla mitte sissetungijad, vaid nende enda naabrid.
Film käsitleb ajaloo ja mälu teemasid ning on osa neljateistkümnest juudi pärandit tutvustavast filmist, mida näidatakse 2025. aasta septembris avatud Kadunud Štetli muuseumis. Filmi taga on põhjalik eeltöö ning see põhineb hoolikalt uuritud faktidel, mida on kinnitanud nii muuseumi kollektiiv kui ka erinevad muuseumivälised ajaloolased.
Roberta Grossman on Ameerika dokumentalist ja režissöör. Ta on lõpetanud California Ülikooli Berkeleys ajaloo erialal ning magistrikraad on tal filminduses. Oma loomingus keskendub ta eelkõige just sotsiaalsele ebavõrdsusele ja juutide ajaloole. Grossman on loonud mitmeid tunnustatud dokumentaalfilme, sealhulgas “Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh” (2008), “Above and Beyond” (2014) ja “Who Will Write Our History?” (2019), mis käsitlevad juudi ajalugu ja kultuuri, II maailmasõda ning sotsiaalõiglust. Grossmani tööd on pälvinud arvukalt auhindu ja publikupreemiaid rahvusvahelistel filmifestivalidel ning tema filme on näidatud nii televisioonis kui ka filmifestivalidel üle terve maailma.
Tutvu ka teiste “Sõjaõied” programmi filmidega:
https://poff.ee/film/sjaied/
Lisaks filmifestivali filmiprogrammile linastub internetis PÖFF TV kanal, mis toob teieni eksklusiivsed intervjuud filmitegijatega ja aitab avada filmimaailma telgitaguseid.
PÖFF TV toob teieni Ruum:um, Photopoint ning kaasrahastab Euroopa Liit.
