SJFF: FOUR WINTERS

Shattering the myth of Jewish passivity, the last surviving partisans of WWII tell their stories of Nazi resistance, revealing a stunning narrative of heroism and resilience. 

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Julia Mintz | Documentary | USA | 2022 | English| 99m | PG-13

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“All I owned was my camera, leopard coat, rifle, and a grenade in case I’m captured,” says Faye Schulman, one of over 25,000 Jewish partisans who fought back against the Nazis and their collaborators from deep within the forests of Eastern Europe during WWII. This powerful documentary tells the stories of the Jewish partisans who, despite extraordinary odds, took up arms against Hitler’s war machine. Many, barely in their teens, engaged in acts of sabotage: blowing up trains, burning electric stations, and attacking armed enemy headquarters. Winner of the Best Documentary at the 2022 Toronto Jewish Film Festival, FOUR WINTERS shatters the myth of Jewish passivity with a riveting depiction of the last surviving partisans whose stories of resistance reveal a heartfelt and stunning narrative of heroism and resilience.

Director Bio

Julia Mintz is a writer, producer, and director whose work focuses on narratives of bravery and resistance against unimaginable odds. She has been on the producing team for films that have been shortlisted for the Academy Awards; have premiered at Cannes, Sundance, and TriBeCa; have won Emmy and Peabody Awards; and can be seen on HBO, PBS, “American Masters,” Netflix, and Amazon. Her recent projects include MR. SOUL!, which premiered at TriBeCa and was short-listed for an Academy Award, and LOVE FREE OR DIE, winner of the Sundance Jurors Choice. Additional projects include MUSCLE SHOALS, BING CROSBY REDISCOVERED, LIFE AND TIMES OF FRIDA KAHLO, and CYNDI LAUPER: STILL SO UNUSUAL. Julia has also produced programming for NASA, Discovery, and National Geographic. 

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