BERLIN '36 
Inspired by the true story of Jewish high jumper Gretel Bergmann, Berlin '36 replays a remarkable piece of forgotten Olympic history. Bergmann (award-winning actress Karoline Herfurth) was considered a top contender for the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Games in Nazi-controlled Berlin. With the Americans threatening an Olympic boycott if Jewish athletes were barred from competing, Bergmann is invited to training camp. But uncomfortable with a Jewish athlete on the Aryan team, the Nazis conspire to replace her with an unknown über-athlete (Sebastian Urzendowsky). Berlin '36 is the exploration of a tenuous friendship between two outsiders who find themselves in unimaginable circumstances. PRECEEDED BY: TOYLAND (Spielzeugland) To shield her son from the horrors of the Holocaust, a mother tries to make him believe that their Jewish neighbors are going on a journey to "Toyland". Academy Award Winner Best Live Action Short Film, 2009. Generously underwritten by The Konar Family Foundation in cooperation with Monroe Community College Holocaust Genocide Studies Program. |
Thursday, July 29 6:15pm, Little Theatre Director: Kaspar Heidelbach Country: Germany Running Time: 100 min. Language: German w/ subtitles Year: 2009 Genre: Narrative
Director: Jochen Alexander FreydankCountry: Germany Running Time: 14 min. Language: German w/ subtitles Year: 2009 Genre: Short Narrative |
