Crossing the River and Inked Our Stories Remarked

GUESTS:
Directors, Allan Novak (Crossing the River) and Dara Bratt (Inked, Our Stories Remarked)
Crossing the River is a documentary about the incredible story of the world’s oldest living Holocaust survivor siblings and captures more than 100 years of one family’s history in approximately 30 minutes. Now 101, 100, 98 and 96, inseparable, informed and unfailingly optimistic, the Fink siblings have outlived spouses, offspring, hundreds of friends and relatives and arguably the most horrific genocide in human history. 

With unparalleled access to the subjects and their archives, filmmaker Allan Novak has been filming his family for the past 40 years and uses the occasion of their newfound celebrity as an opportunity to look back and fill in the missing pieces of their past.
Director: Allan Novak
Year: 2023
Country: Canada
Language: English
Runtime: 30 min
Genre: Documentary

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Inked: Our Stories Remarked

An exploration into a captivating yet complex, new phenomenon—where third generation descendants of Holocaust survivors choose to remember their ancestors through Holocaust tattoos. An act that invites us to confront questions about memory, Jewish identity, and self-expression. How do we preserve memory for a generation that soon won’t be able to tell it themselves?
Director: Dara Bratt
Year: 2023
Country: USA
Language: English
Runtime: 30 min
Genre: Documentary

SPONSORED BY:
Randa Bloom and Harvey Field
Sandra Broudy and Tobin Robbins
Dr. Ann Chala, Julius and Ann Chala
in loving memory of Chaim Kornfeld z”l
Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre